Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance - A Empirical Study of Chinese Listed Companies

2011 ◽  
Vol 225-226 ◽  
pp. 1314-1317
Author(s):  
Duo Jiao Tan ◽  
Si Lin Yu
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Equity Structure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese Listed Companies

Based on the cross-sectional data and from the shareholding structure, this paper analyzes the current status of ownership structure of Chinese listed companies, with ROE as the measure of the efficiency of corporate governance. It uses the regression analysis method to study the equity structure effects of listed corporate governance empirically. The conclude points out the factors of imperfect governance structure and the resolutions of that, as well as the policy recommendations of optimizing the ownership structure of listed companies and improving the governance structure.

scholarly journals Corporate governance and firm performance: evidence from the Chinese stock markets

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Chi ◽  
Guang Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Legal Person ◽  
Special Treatment ◽  
Stock Exchanges ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese Listed Companies

In this paper, we investigate how ownership structure affects the market performance of the Chinese publicly listed companies. The sample consists of all firms listed in the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges from 1998 to 2001. We find that a firm’s market performance is positively related to the proportion of legal person shares but negatively related to the proportion of shares owned by the state. Using cross-sectional regressions, we further find that corporate value decreases with a firm’s increasing leverage and size, while surprisingly foreign ownership does not increase a firm’s market performance. Moreover, ST (Special Treatment) firms are used to test the effectiveness of corporate governance in China, and our results show that the change of ownership structure cannot improve the firm performance of Chinese listed companies

scholarly journals Efficiency Analysis of Equity Incentive in Private Listed Companies-By Taking the Example of By-Health

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Junda Yang ◽  
Yun Xia ◽  
Liu Yang ◽  
Zhongtao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Equity Structure ◽  
Corporate Governance Structure ◽  
Equity Incentives ◽  
Equity Incentive

At present, more and more private listed companies in our country realize the importance of corporate governance structure and equity structure, and also start to adopt a variety of equity incentive models to stimulate the business operators. How to evaluate the effect of private listed company's equity incentive measures? By taking the example of By-Health, this paper analyzes the effect of implementing equity incentive from financial performance, manager's behavior and market performance from three aspects: financial performance, manager's behavior and market performance, and puts forward relevant suggestions. With a view to providing useful reference and reference for improving the management of private enterprises and implementing equity incentives smoothly.

scholarly journals The impact of corporate governance on firm performance in Egyptian listed companies

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 691-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehab K. A. Mohamed ◽  
Mohamed A. Basuony ◽  
Ahmed A. Badawi
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Board Independence ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Book Value ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of corporate governance on firm performance using cross sectional data from non-financial companies listed in the Egyptian Stock Exchange. The 88 non-financial companies on EGX100 index of listed companies on the Egyptian Stock Market are studied to examine the relationship between ownership structure, board structure, audit function, control variables and firm performance by using OLS regression analysis. The results show that ownership structure has no significant effect on firm performance. The only board structure variable that has an effect on firm market performance is board independence. Firm book value performance is affected by both board independence and CEO duality. Firm size and leverage have varying effects on both market and book value performance of firms

Relationship between corporate governance and audit switching: Iranian evidence

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 673-686
Author(s):  
Mahdi Salehi ◽  
Ali Asgar Alinya
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Panel Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the relationship between corporate governance and auditors switching of listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the objectives of this study, 12 hypotheses developed which and tests the relationship between corporate governance and selecting and switching auditors in Iran during 2008-20014 by selecting 116 listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange. To test the hypotheses, the cross-sectional time-series nature of research variables data, panel analysis is used. Also, to investigate the relationship between independent and dependent variables in each year, the logistic regression is used. Findings The results of the study indicate that there is a weak relationship between corporate governance auditors switching. Therefore, it could be concluded that there are some other effective factors on which selecting and switching auditors in studied companies are more dependent. Originality/value The current study is almost the first study which has been conducted in Iran, so the results of the study may be beneficial to the Iranian conditions as well as other developing countries.

scholarly journals Corporate Ownership Structure as a Determinant of “Risk Taking”: Insights from Italian Listed Companies

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Pier Luigi Marchini ◽  
Veronica Tibiletti ◽  
Alice Medioli ◽  
Gianluca Gabrielli
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Corporate Transparency ◽  
Management Procedures

Ever since major accounting scandals and corporate collapses of the early 2000’s, the improved risk taking and the lax approach to risk management procedures, which are viewed as contributing factors to the market breakdown that occurred in the international market and, in particular, in the U.S. in 2007, have led to an increased awareness of the importance of managing risk on the part of listed companies. Risk management has gained importance in the definition of what it means to be the best and most efficient corporate governance structure and mechanism, as it can play a fundamental role in helping to achieve the company’s target. Also disclosure related to risk management is fundamental for the efficient functioning of capital markets since it helps to improve corporate transparency and to reduce the information asymmetry between insiders and outsiders. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between ownership structure and corporate risk-taking behavior and disclosure, as a tool for protecting shareholders, among Italian listed companies. The analysis is devoted to the Italian stock market because it is strongly characterized by a high ownership concentration and by the presence of a family ownership model; and this scenario makes the Italian one an interesting case to study. Based on a sample of 233 Italian listed companies, through a multivariate regression, we find that a high level of ownership concentration is positively related to a firms' low level of risk taking by the board of directors, so giving interesting insights to regulators and practitioners, as well as for further research.

scholarly journals What are the costs and benefits of an international corporate governance reregulation?

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Francesco Di Tommaso
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Organizational Model ◽  
Corporate Governance Structure ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
International Corporate Governance ◽  
International Investors

This work is a research that applies the organizational model of the business organization of corporate governance, to a process of changing in the organizational structure. This paper defines the various organizational solutions and the various levels of complexity that the corporate governance structure, through its reference context, the load of available information and objectives, must support by choosing the optimal organizational solution. Before 2005 Enron under the management of the American government with logic of mass production not very attentive to the different needs of customers. Today the optimal organizational solution adopted is the "perfect integration with its distributors" throughout the peninsula, maximizing the quality of service to the customer and the knowledge of the various areas of expertise making the company more flexible and more competitive. The growing generalized attention (businesses, investors, academic circles) towards of the internal control system is part of a complex evolutionary process characterized from greater competition/boost to efficiency, emphasis on information transparency, innovative regulatory evolution. The importance of the theme of corporate governance in the world is further increased thanks to the drafting of the international Corporate Governance Code for listed companies, which aims to reassure the community of international investors on the existence, in listed companies, of an organizational model which provides for adequate allocation of responsibilities and powers, and a correct one balance between management and control.

scholarly journals The board of directors and firm performance: empirical evidence from listed companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 508-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Merendino ◽  
Rob Melville
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Agency Theory ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Independent Directors ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Ceo Duality ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThis study aims to reconcile some of the conflicting results in prior studies of the board structure–firm performance relationship and to evaluate the effectiveness and applicability of agency theory in the specific context of Italian corporate governance practice.Design/methodology/approachThis research applies a dynamic generalised method of moments on a sample of Italian listed companies over the period 2003-2015. Proxies for corporate governance mechanisms are the board size, the level of board independence, ownership structure, shareholder agreements and CEO–chairman leadership.FindingsWhile directors elected by minority shareholders are not able to impact performance, independent directors do have a non-linear effect on performance. Board size has a positive effect on firm performance for lower levels of board size. Ownership structure per se and shareholder agreements do not affect firm performance.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper contributes to the literature on agency theory by reconciling some of the conflicting results inherent in the board structure–performance relationship. Firm performance is not necessarily improved by having a high number of independent directors on the board. Ownership structure and composition do not affect firm performance; therefore, greater monitoring provided by concentrated ownership does not necessarily lead to stronger firm performance.Practical implicationsThis paper suggests that Italian corporate governance law should improve the rules and effectiveness of minority directors by analysing whether they are able to impede the main shareholders to expropriate private benefits on the expenses of the minority. The legislator should not impose any restrictive regulations with regard to CEO duality, as the influence of CEO duality on performance may vary with respect to the unique characteristics of each company.Originality/valueThe results enrich the understanding of the applicability of agency theory in listed companies, especially in Italy. Additionally, this paper provides a comprehensive synthesis of research evidence of agency theory studies.

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