scholarly journals Roles of board of directors: Evidence from Malaysian listed companies

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasnah Kamardin ◽  
Hasnah Haron
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Outside Directors ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
The Board Of Directors

This study examines the extent of roles played by the board of directors (BOD) in Malaysian listed companies and the significant differences on the roles based on the company characteristics and board characteristics: firm size, leverage, growth, firm performance (ROA), family controlled companies, and CEO duality. Data are gathered from two sources whereby questionnaires are used to ascertain the extent of BOD participation in the board roles in the financial year 2006 and companies’ annual reports are used to gather financial and board data. Using a sample of 112 companies, descriptive analysis shows that BOD mostly performs greater monitoring roles, other than performance evaluation. Strategy roles focus more on reviewing company’s strategic plan and defining company’s vision. Outside directors are required to focus on protecting shareholders’ interests, provide a balanced view, and have strategic thinking capabilities. The results of t-test analysis indicate that to some extent the roles played by the BOD are significantly different in terms of firm size, firm performance and family companies. The results have some implications to the corporate governance practices.

scholarly journals Board of directors, performance and firm value in Brazilian listed state-owned enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Carolina Coletta ◽  
Roberto Arruda de Souza Lima
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Agency Conflicts ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Structure Index ◽  
Corporate Governance Practice

<p>This paper investigates the relationship between the board of directors' structure and firm performance and the value of Brazilian listed state-owned enterprises (SOEs), from 2002 to 2017, totaling 327 observations using an unbalanced panel data with fixed and random effects regressions. The evolution of corporate governance practices adopted by the boards is presented for this period, using a Board Structure Index (BSI). The results indicate a significant positive relation between the board's structure and firm performance, measured by ROE and ROA, and firm value, measured by Tobin's <em>q</em>. These findings are consistent with corporate governance literature, in the sense that the board's role of monitoring management reduces agency conflicts. The results also show an improvement in adopting corporate governance practice on Brazilian SOEs' boards over the last decade.</p>

Corporate Governance Characteristics and Audit Fees

2019 ◽  
pp. 26-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Silva ◽  
Helena Inácio ◽  
Elisabete Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Stock Exchanges ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
The Board Of Directors

The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the effect that corporate governance measures have in external audit fees in two countries where this matter is not much developed: Portugal and Spain. The analysis includes a sample of 39 listed companies on the Portuguese Stock Exchange and 104 listed companies on the Spanish Stock Exchanges for the years 2013 to 2015 using an OLS regression model. For the Spanish sample, the results show that the capital hold by the Board of Directors influence negatively external audit fees. The results are in accordance with the supplier perspective which states that better corporate governance practices decrease the control risk and, consequently, audit fees. On the other hand, the Board of Directors' diligence also affected external audit fees but positively, that is, the greater the number of meetings the greater the demand for an audit with quality which result in higher fees charged (demand perspective). For the Portuguese sample it can be observed that corporate governance characteristics do not affect external audit fees.

Women on Board and Firm Performance

2019 ◽  
pp. 312-335
Author(s):  
Haya Lori ◽  
Allam Mohammed Hamdan ◽  
Adel Sarea ◽  
Thaira Mohammed Al Shirawi
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Tobin’S Q ◽  
Tobin's Q ◽  
Measurement Models ◽  
Accounting Measurement ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter aims to measure the relationship between the number of women in the board of directors and company performance in the listed companies in Bahrain Bourse. The study uses panel data where the data is collected from the investor's guide in Bahrain Bourse and the annual reports from the listed companies from 2013 to 2017. The sample of the study includes 39 listed companies; the independent variable is the number of women in the board of directors in each company, which was measured using dummy variables; and the dependent variable is the company performance, which was measured using two measurement models driven from previous studies: accounting measurement (return on assets) and market measurement (Tobin's Q). The study also utilizes three control variables in order to help measuring the relationship between the number of women in the board of directors and company performance. The study concludes that there is a positive correlation between the number of women in the board of directors and the company's ROA and Tobin's Q.

scholarly journals Determining firm characteristics and the level of voluntary corporate governance disclosures among Malaysian listed property companies

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 05010
Author(s):  
Shabana Talpur ◽  
Mohd Lizam ◽  
Nazia Keerio
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Firm Age ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Size Firm ◽  
Governance Disclosure

This study examined the level of voluntary corporate governance disclosures and the influence of firm characteristics (i.e., firm size, firm age, and firm market listing) on the level of these disclosures among Malaysian property listed companies. The check-list to measure the voluntary corporate governance disclosures was adopted from Malaysian corporate governance index 2011 by Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG). The voluntary corporate governance disclosure practices and firm specific characteristics were obtained from annual reports of property listed companies on Bursa Malaysia for the period of 2012 to 2015. The findings suggested an improving voluntary corporate governance reforms in Malaysia. However, the firm size was found as an inflicting factor in determining the level and quality of voluntary corporate governance disclosure practices. On the contrary, the results found were contradicting the hypothesis related to firm age and firm market listing, as no relation of voluntary corporate governance disclosures and firm age and firm market listing. The study has made an interesting contribution toward the disclosure and corporate governance by contributing in understanding the importance of quality disclosure and good governance practices.

scholarly journals An Empirical Investigation on Corporate Governance: Evidence from Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 154-161
Author(s):  
Ghulam Nabi ◽  
Faheem Ghaznafar ◽  
Tahira Asif
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Tobin’S Q ◽  
Tobin's Q ◽  
The Board Of Directors

This study aims to examine the association between firm performance and ownership structure. We collect the data from the annual reports of 60 random firms, which are listed in the Karachi stock exchange (KSE 100 Index), for a period of 5 years from 2007-2011. Firm performance is measured by using market and accounting based proxies, Tobin's Q, ROA, and ROE, respectively, while ownership structure is measured as a percentage of shares held by the Board of Directors. The findings reveal that ownership structure has a negative and significant association with firm performance (accounting-based proxy).

scholarly journals Corporate governance reform within the UK banking industry and its effect on firm performance

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 456-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elewechi Okike ◽  
Andrew Turton
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Governance Reform ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
The Uk

Using a corporate governance scorecard (Corp-Gov Score) measuring twenty-six areas of corporate governance best practices in four UK banks, this study examined whether improved levels of corporate governance led to higher levels of firm performance within the UK banking industry over the time period 1999-2006. The twenty-six measures were split into four sub-sector areas of Corp-Gov Score comprising Board of Directors, Remuneration Policies, Auditing Policies, and Transparency/Disclosure Policies. Using both correlation and regression analysis on the information extracted from the Annual Reports, the study provides evidence about the extent to which UK banks have complied with recent corporate governance reforms post Enron. The results indicate that improvements in corporate governance can enhance the performance of UK banks when measuring using Return on Equity. The biggest sub-sector driver of this improvement is in the area of the Board of Directors. Our results further indicate that large boards within UK banks can have a negative impact on firm performance, and that increases in directors’ remuneration does not lead to increased levels of firm performance. Evidence is given that corporate governance within UK banks plays an important role, but how it affects firm performance is open to debate.

scholarly journals CEO duality and firm performance: the moderating roles of CEO informal power and board involvements

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1453-1474
Author(s):  
Chaminda Wijethilake ◽  
Athula Ekanayake
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Ceo Duality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Board Of Directors

Purpose This study aims to draw on the resource dependence theory to synthesize the conflicting arguments as well as commonalities of the agency and stewardship perspectives on the relationship between CEO duality and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach Multiple regression analysis is used to analyze the data collected from a sample of 212 large-scale publicly listed companies representing 20 sectors in the Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka. Findings The research results based on all of 212 publicly listed companies in Sri Lanka show, in support of the agency theory, that CEO duality exerts a negative effect on firm performance when the CEO is equipped with additional informal power. Conversely, CEO duality exhibits a positive effect on firm performance when board involvements are high, a finding that supports the commonalities of the agency and stewardship theoretical perspectives. Practical implications By examining the governance practices and concepts in an Asian developing economy, this study provides insight into the power dynamics between the CEO and the board of directors in managerial contexts that are largely different from those in western countries. Originality/value This study expands the theoretical underpinning of corporate governance research by identifying the performance implications of CEO duality within the broad context of the resource provision of the board of directors and the informal power of CEOs.

Good Corporate Governance, Profitabilitas, Ukuran Perusahaan dan Struktur Modal

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Hesty Juni Tambuati Subing
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Institutional Ownership ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Basic Industry ◽  
The Capital Structure

The purpose of this research is to know about the effect of these factors Corporate Governane proxy by Institutional Ownership and Number of Board of Directors, Firm Size, and Return On Asset in basic industry and chemistry towards capital structure, and also to determine which of those factors having powerful effect to the capital structure. This research is using secondary data, such as the financial reports, annual reports and other related information of basic industry and chemistry listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange which sample were taken from 45 companies for the period of 2013 to 2014, and the choosing of these samples was based on the purposive sampling method. Panel data is used to test the effect of Institutional Ownership, Board of Directors, Return on Asset and Firm Size among as independent variables, in regard to capital structure as dependent variables. The result shows that only Return On Asset have significant effect to the Capital Structure in the basic industry and chemistry. Meanwhile Institutional Ownership, Board of Directors and Firm Size have no effect to the Capital Structure in the basic industry and chemistry. Keywords: Institutional Ownership, Board of Directors, Return On Asset, Firm Size, Capital Structure

The effect of the board of directors on the performance: Case of Tunisian banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Derbali ◽  
Lamia Jamel ◽  
Ali Lamouchi ◽  
Ahmed K Elnagar ◽  
Monia Ben Ltaifa
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Outside Directors ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Satisfactory Outcome ◽  
Stock Market Performance ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Negative Effect

The board of directors plays a crucial role as an internal structure of corporate governance. Certainly, its efficiency is needy on the existence of numerous issues; the greatest significance is correlated to its characteristics that relay principally to the individuality of its memberships, board dimension, combining the purposes of pronouncement and regulator as well the grade of the individuality of the audit board and the diverse gender of the committee. To assess the authenticity of our assumptions, which stipulate the presence of deterministic characteristics of the committee on the profitability of Tunisian banks, we evaluated by three different ratios i.e., ROA (return on asset), ROE (return on equity), and MP (market performance); and we estimate three models with linear regressions. The empirical findings were performed on a data sample composed of 11 Tunisian banks listed on the Stock Exchange of Tunisia (SET) during the period from 1999 to 2018. From the estimated regressions, we find a satisfactory outcome indicating the significance of the influence of the characteristics of the committee on the banking performance in Tunisia. Then, the percentage of outside directors negatively affects the level of the financial performance of banks. The number of institutional administrators performs an essential role in improving financial performance. Finally, the duality of the Presidency of the Council General-Directorate has a negative effect on the level of stock market performance of Tunisian banks.

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