scholarly journals Controlling shareholders, performance and risk taking of Tunisian listed firms

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 222-231
Author(s):  
Taher Hamza
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Controlling Shareholders ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Size Number ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

We investigate the effects of ownership structure, as an internal control mechanism of agency problem, on corporate governance. We focused specially on the impact of the size, number and type of blockholders on the performance and the risk-taking of the Tunisian listed companies during the period 2001-2004. The descriptive analysis highlights, absence of ownership-control discrepancy, high ownership concentration, low management stock-ownership and the presence of two or three large blockholders with significant difference of the block share size between the first and the other controlling shareholders. The main result of our study indicates that the presence of controlling shareholders affect performance and risk-taking and play an important role in corporate governance. However, we assume that the control contest of the leading shareholder is not conclusive but indicate a form of coalition and agreement effect to share private benefits.

Determinants of corporate social and environmental voluntary disclosure in Saudi listed firms

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmi A. Boshnak
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ifrs Implementation

Purpose This paper aims to examine firm characteristics and ownership structure determinants of corporate social and environmental voluntary disclosure (CSEVD) practices in Saudi Arabia to address the paucity of research in this field for Saudi listed firms. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses manual content and regression analyses for online annual report data for Saudi non-financial listed firms over the period 2016–2018 using CSEVD items drawing on global reporting initiative-G4 guidelines. Findings Models show that Saudi firm CSEVD has increased over time compared to previous studies to an average of 68% disclosure due to new corporate governance regulations and IFRS implementation. The models show that firm size, leverage, manufacturing industry type and government ownership are positive determinants of CSEVD, while family ownership is the negative driver of CSEVD. However, firm profitability, audit firm size, firm age and institutional ownership have no impact on the level of CSEVD. Originality/value Using legitimacy and stakeholder theories, the paper determines the influence of firm characteristics and ownership structure on CSEVD, identifying implications for firm stakeholders and providing some evidence on the impact of corporate governance regulation and IFRS implementation on such disclosure. The paper provides additional evidence on progress towards Saudi’s Vision 2030.

scholarly journals Agency Costs, Corporate Governance and the Nature of Controlling Shareholders: Evidence From French Listed Firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dabboussi Moez
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Agency Costs ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Investment Horizon ◽  
Agency Conflicts ◽  
Controlling Shareholders ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Indirect Benefits ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of internal corporate governance on agency costs for French firms from 2000 to 2015. Our results reveal that shareholders themselves are not a homogenous group since they have no single common investment horizon. We found that managerial ownership is more effective in mitigating operational expenses. However, they take advantage of excessive spending on indirect benefits. We show that board of directors does not serve as a significant deterrent to excessive discretionary expenses. Finally, we found that dividend policy is a useful tool to reduce agency conflicts by reducing cash that is available for discretionary uses.

The impact of corporate governance and ownership structure reforms on earnings quality in China

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu_Dong Ji ◽  
Kamran Ahmed ◽  
Wei Lu
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Ownership Structures ◽  
Corporate Governance Mechanisms ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of corporate governance and ownership structures on earnings quality in China both prior and subsequent to two important corporate reforms: the code of corporate governance (CCG) in 2002 and the split share structure reform (SSR) in 2005. Design/methodology/approach – This study utilises informativeness of earnings (earnings response coefficient), conditional accounting conservatism and managerial discretionary accruals to assess earnings quality using 12,267 firm-year observations over 11 years from 2000 to 2010. Further, two dummy variables for measuring the changes of CCG and SSR are employed to estimate the effects of CCG and SSR reforms on earnings quality via OLS regression. Findings – This study finds that the promulgation of the CCG in 2002 has had a positive impact, but the SSR reform in 2005 has had little effect on listed firms’ earnings quality in China. These results hold good after controlling for a number of ownership, governance and other variables and estimating models with multiple measures of earnings’ quality. Research limitations/implications – Future research could focus on how western style corporate governance mechanisms have been constrained by the old management systems and governmental dominated ownership structures in Chinese listed firms. The conclusion is that simply coping Western corporate governance model is not suitable for every country. Practical implications – The results will assist Chinese regulators in improving reporting quality, ownership structure and governance mechanisms in China. The results will help international investors better understand quality of financial information in China. Originality/value – This is the first to our knowledge that addresses the effects of major governance and ownership reforms together on accounting earnings quality and, thus, makes a significant contribution on understanding the effect of regulatory reforms on improving earnings quality. In doing so, it also indirectly assesses the effectiveness of western-style corporate governance mechanisms introduced in China.

scholarly journals The impact of corporate governance on market capitalization: evidence from Bahrain bourse

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muneer Mohamed Saeed Al Mubarak ◽  
Allam Mohammed Mousa Hamdan
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Market Capitalization ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Econometric Methods ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Our study is based on the “Agency Theory”, as it interprets the relationship between corporate governance and market capitalization of firms listed in Bahrain Bourse (BB). Longitudinal data is used in this study from 36 listed firms in Bahrain Bourse during the period of 2009-2013. A set of econometric methods, including the fixed effects method, is used to overcome different measurement problems of such relationship. The study findings include a set of results that are related to effect of ownership structure and board of directors’ characteristics on market capitalization of firms. Based on these findings, a set of recommendations, along with study limitations and future research, are put forward.

Do Shareholder Activism Effect Corporate Governance and Related Party Transactions: Evidences from India?

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-189
Author(s):  
Ajaz Ul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Shareholder Activism ◽  
Close Monitoring ◽  
Related Party Transactions ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Governance Practice ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The study investigates the relationship between corporate governance performance, related party transactions and shareholder activism among listed firms in India. The study provides valuable insights into the impact of shareholder activism on corporate governance performance (CGP) and the occurrence of related party transactions (RPTs). Results infer a significant difference in overall CGP between the firms subjected to shareholder activism and firms not subjected to shareholder activism. The study proposes significant evidence on the close monitoring of the governance practices of the firm by activists’ investor and they respond immediately to any evidence of poor governance practice of the firm. A significant difference was found in the amount of sales to RP prior to the incidence of SA than the post incidence of SA for the firms subjected to SA. However, no such difference was found with respect to other major components of RP.

What Tells the Timing of Dividend Payment to Shareholders? The Case of French Companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Wissal Ben Letaifa
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Growth Opportunities ◽  
Dividend Payment ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Agency Conflict ◽  
French Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: This paper aims to extend and contributes to prior French research on the determinants of the timing of dividend payment. It seeks to investigate the impact of ownership structure, duality of the manager as chairman and president of the board, liquidity, size and growth opportunities, profitability, variation of the amount of dividend on the real timing of dividend payment.Design/methodology/approach: Using a panel of French listed firms from 2003 to 2008, the paper uses a cox regression to investigate the relationship between the corporate determinants and the timing of dividend payment.Finding: The paper finds that large shareholders influence the timing of dividend payment but there is no significant relationship between the duality of the manager and the fixing of the dividend payment. The finding is consistent with agency theory since rapid dividend payment can be employed for mitigating agency conflict as timing of dividend payment can be substituted for shareholder monitoring. Further, the empirical results reveal that Cox regression is more appropriate in explaining the duration of dividend payment with variables associated to corporate governance and ownership structure.Originality/value: The paper contributes to prior research related to the timing of dividend payment by being the first French study to examine the determinants of the timing of dividend payment for listed companies in CAC 40.

scholarly journals Impact of Internal Corporate Governance on Capital Cost in Jordanian Pharmaceutical Companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
AbedAlwahab Mahmoud AL-Rawashdeh
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Capital Cost ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Board Directors ◽  
External Auditor ◽  
The Impact

The study aims to find the impact of internal corporate governance on capital in Jordanian’s Pharmaceutical Companies .The data was collected through distributing a questionnaire to the leading positions staff in the sample companies in addition to external auditor. The study found that there is an impact on the principles of the internal corporate governance represented by the board directors, ownership structure, internal control and disclosure (combined and sporadic) on the capital cost, where good corporate governance can reduce the capital cost in Jordanian Pharmaceutical Companies. The researchers recommended paying more attention for various corporate governance elements, conducting more studies to find the impact of governance on performance and increasing the attention and promotion of rules of governance by the relevant authorities to urge companies to abide by them.

Board composition and corporate risk-taking: a review of listed firms from Germany and the USA

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 526-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahid Irshad Younas ◽  
Christian Klein ◽  
Thorsten Trabert ◽  
Bernhard Zwergel
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Board Composition ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Corporate Risk ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Corporate governance is a crucial factor when considering excessive corporate risk-taking. Since corporate boards play such an important role in corporate governance, the purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the impact of board composition and further board characteristics on excessive corporate risk-taking. Design/methodology/approach This study investigates listed firms from Germany and the USA from 2004 to 2015 based on data from Thomson Reuters Data Stream. The authors apply the fixed effect and random effect estimation method to demonstrate the impact of board composition on corporate risk-taking. Findings This study provides empirical evidence that an increase in the proportion of independent directors is associated with less corporate risk-taking. These effects are stronger among German firms. Lastly, the effects of board size and audit committee effectiveness (AUCE) on risk-taking have mixed results. Research limitations/implications The results favor continued efforts to strengthen the composition of corporate boards and improve the effectiveness of audit committees to curb unhealthy corporate risk-taking. The recommendations from the research will provide regulators and corporate management with the necessary information needed to design an appropriate independent board structure, and board size (BOSI). The research will, furthermore, fortify the indispensability of financial experts on audit committees. Originality/value This study contributes to the agency theory debate with these findings. Stronger board independence enables a better monitoring of the CEO, which leads to decision making based on a more appropriate level of risk.

A Literature Review on Intellectual Capital and Corporate Governance Effect on Companys Performance

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-26
Author(s):  
Deepika Bansal ◽  
Shveta Singh
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Size Number ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of intellectual capital and corporate governance on company’s performance in the world on the basis of previous studies. The study particularly focuses on how intellectual capital and its components such as human capital, structural capital and corporate governance variables such as board structure, ownership structure influence company’s performance. The review paper comprises of seven important parts. The first part of the paper reviews the literature on financial performance of companies. Second section reviews the literature on intellectual capital. Third part summarizes the literature on components of intellectual capital. Fourth section reviews the literature on corporate governance. Fifth section studies the literature on components of corporate governance. Sixth and seventh section studies the influence of intellectual capital and corporate governance variables on company’s performance. The study reveals that intellectual capital has significant relation with company’s performance and is an efficient indicator of long run performance of companies. Evidence also proves that corporate governance variables such as board size, number of committees, board meetings and ownership structure influence the performance of company’s both positively and negatively.

scholarly journals OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE, BOARD SIZE, BOARD COMPOSITION AND DIVIDEND POLICY: NEW EVIDENCE FROM TWO EMERGING MARKETS

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sadiq Shahid ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Dividend Policy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Board Composition ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
The Impact

Good corporate governance practices build equilibrium between management and shareholders and eliminate agency problems, as results managers pursue a suboptimal dividend policy. The aim of this study is to examine the potential relationship between ownership structure, board size, board composition, CEO duality and dividend policy of 176 listed firms at KSE and 280 listed firms at BSI from 2010-2015. We used pooled OLS regression test to analyze the association between corporate governance determinants and dividend policy. Among other methods, VIF and Hausman tests had been used to check the fitting of Random effects and fixed effects, while fixed effect method was chosen to test the hypothesis. We discover a positive association between managerial ownership, board size, board independent and dividend policy, while a negative association of ownership concentration and dividend policy. Finally, it is observed that there is a positive impact of return on assets (ROA) and size on dividend policy. This study will contribute to the existing literature through investigating the impact of corporate governance on dividend policies of listed firms in emerging markets.

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