scholarly journals Political Connection and Firm’s Performance Among Malaysian Firms

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Nurul Azlin Azmi ◽  
Nor Balkish Zakaria ◽  
Fazrul Hanim Abd Sata ◽  
Zuraidah Mohd Sanusi
Keyword(s):  
Important Implication ◽  
General Election ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Board Independence ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Government ◽  
Positive Effect

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of political connections on firms’ performance by controlling the effect of board attributes and firms’ characteristics. Specifically, it is argued that politically connected firms enjoy a lot of benefits from the government and said to provide greater chances for the firms to increase their wealth. By using 156 public listed firms between the study period of 2012 to 2017, this study maps out political connection based on the 13th Malaysian general election. The results reveal that the appearance of political connections on board gives significant and negative effect on Tobin Q, while significant and positive effect on Return on Asset (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE). Board independence is also significant to firms’ performance. This result implies that political connection is a favour for a better firm’s performance and not to firm’s value. The findings have an important implication to investors as it suggests that firms with political connection on board perform better.

scholarly journals AGRESIVITAS PAJAK YANG DIPENGARUHI OLEH KOMPENSASI EKSEKUTIF, KONEKSI POLITIK, PERTUMBUHAN PENJUALAN, LEVERAGE DAN PROFITABILITAS

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-274
Author(s):  
Ernie Riswandari ◽  
Kevin Bagaskara
Keyword(s):  
Executive Compensation ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Sales Growth ◽  
Tax Aggressiveness ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Positive Effect

This research aims to prove that tax aggressiveness is influenced by executive compensation, political connections, sales growth, leverage, and profitability. The annual reports of BUMN & BUMS companies in the non-financial sector are secondary data used in this study and by using the purposive sampling method in selecting the sample. The method of analysis used in this study is multiple linear regression. The result shows that the executive compensation variable has a positive effect on tax aggressiveness. Political connection variables, sales growth, and leverage have a negative effect on tax aggressiveness, while the profitability variable has no effect on tax aggressiveness. Keywords: Executive compensation, political connection, sales growth, leverage, profitability, tax aggressiveness

scholarly journals Regional Anti-Corruption and CSR Disclosure in a Transition Economy: The Contingent Effects of Ownership and Political Connection

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiwei Xu ◽  
Mingzhe Qiao ◽  
Bin Che ◽  
Peng Tong
Keyword(s):  
Transition Economy ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Organizational Legitimacy ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
The Government ◽  
Csr Disclosure ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Based on the empirical data of China’s Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share market, this paper examined the impact of regional anti-corruption intensity on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure. The results indicate that (1) regional anti-corruption intensity has a significant positive effect on firms’ CSR disclosure; (2) through the grouping test based on the ownership of firms, it was found that the positive effect of anti-corruption intensity on CSR disclosure in the sample of non-state-owned enterprises was more significant and positive than that of state-owned enterprises (SOEs); and (3) through the grouping test of whether or not the enterprises had political connections, the positive effect of regional anti-corruption intensity on CSR disclosure was stronger and more significant in firms with political connections (relative to those with no or weak political connections). This paper sheds light on the research into anti-corruption policies by linking government macro policy and enterprises’ micro social economic behaviors, and it provides empirical evidence for this linkage. This paper also contributes to organizational legitimacy theory and CSR theory by probing the impact of anti-corruption policies on firms’ CSR disclosure. At the same time, the effects of two contingency factors (ownership and political connection) also provide some practical implications to the relevant government departments by: (1) speeding up the market-oriented reform of state-owned enterprises including clarifying the boundaries of authority and responsibility between SOEs and the government, and conducting the de-administration of managers of SOEs; and (2) encouraging firms to focus on market competition and be more socially responsible, instead of speculating with political rents.

scholarly journals Politically Connected Firms and Their Stock Return Volatility during High-Visibility Events: Evidence from Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1449-1468
Author(s):  
Wai-Yan Wong ◽  
Chee-Wooi Hooy
Keyword(s):  
Stock Return ◽  
General Election ◽  
Return Volatility ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Government Budget ◽  
Stock Volatility ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Stock Return Volatility ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigates the relationship between political connection and firm stock volatility. We examine whether stock return volatility of politically connected firms differ from non-connected firms during four events. These four events are general election, change of leadership, announcement of government budget, and announcement of policies by the government. This paper uses a volatility event study technique to calculate the abnormal stock return volatility during the four events. We use the data of public-listed firms in Malaysia from 2002 to 2013. The result shows that political connection is associated with higher stock volatility in certain events. They appear to be the most volatile in the event of general election and least volatile during budget announcement. Besides budget announcement, the other three events showed a stronger volatility as they are considered as more of a surprise announcement rather than scheduled announcement. The paper adds to a limited body of literature investigating the relationship between political connection and market behavior in Malaysia and hopes to show that political connection can impact the stock return volatility of firms during high-visibility events in Malaysia.

Accounting conservatism, corporate governance and political connections

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Farizal Mohammed ◽  
Kamran Ahmed ◽  
Xu-Dong Ji
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Accounting Conservatism ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Board Independence ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between accounting conservatism, corporate governance and political connection in listed firms in Malaysia where political influence plays a significant role in the capital market and in many business dealings. Design/methodology/approach By utilizing 824 firm-year observations comprising large listed companies over a period of four years from 2004, this study uses ordinary least squares regression models to investigate the relationship between accounting conservatism, corporate governance and political connections in Malaysia. Multiple measures of conservatism developed by Basu (1997) and Khan and Watts (2009) are employed. Findings The results show evidence of accounting conservatism (bad news being recognized earlier than good news) in Malaysia. Further, the results reveal that better corporate governance structure in terms of board independence is positively associated with accounting conservatism while management ownership is negatively associated with it. However, political connection has a negative moderating effect on the positive relationship between accounting conservatism and board independence. The results also suggest political connections have a positive association with firm’s future performance. Originality/value This study is the first in investigating the effect of political connections on accounting conservatism in Malaysian context and how political connections negatively affect the monitoring role of the corporate boards. By directly measuring political connection and controlling for various corporate governance mechanisms and firm-specific attributes, this study contributes to enhance the authors’ understanding of the political influence in financial reporting quality and firm performance in an emerging market setting.

scholarly journals Too much reciprocity?

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 473-491
Author(s):  
Zhe Sun ◽  
Qi Ai
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chinese Multinationals ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Using the evidence of Chinese outbound mergers and acquisitions (M&As) enacted between 2006 and 2014, this study aims to investigate the role played by home political connections on the cost implications of Chinese multinationals. It also examines whether home political connections – at different levels and of different configurations – impact the operational cost of Chinese multinationals. Design/methodology/approach The data were analysed using a multivariate regression model. To examine their heterogeneous effect on Chinese multinationals, the political connection data were further split into higher and lower level political connections and in chief executive officer (CEO) and chairperson political connections. Findings This study implies the negative effect of home political connections on the internationalisation of Chinese multinationals. At the same time, the impact of lower-level political connections is stronger than that of their higher-level counterparts. Moreover, CEO political connections have a stronger effect on the operational costs of Chinese multinationals than their Chairperson equivalents. Originality/value By unravelling the “black box” of Chinese internationalisation from the social exchange perspective, through the informal political connection networking ties between Chinese firms and the government, this study advances emerging market multinational theory, contributes to the understanding of the heterogeneous nature of political connections and sheds new light on social exchange theory from the perspective of the emerging phenomenon of Chinese internationalisation.

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PELUANG PENCARI KERJA DALAM MENGAKSES INTERNET DI SUMATERA BARAT

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilda Wiranti ◽  
Alpon Satrianto
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Economic Survey ◽  
The Government ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract: This study aims to determine (1) the effect of the level of education on the opportunitiesfor job seekers to access the internet in West Sumatra. (2) the influence of gender on job seekers'opportunities to access the internet in West Sumatra. (3) the influence of age on the opportunitiesfor job seekers to access the internet in West Sumatra. (4) the influence of the area of residence onthe opportunities for job seekers to access the internet in West Sumatra. (5) the effect of income onjob search opportunities in accessing the internet in West Sumatra. This type of research isdescriptive - associative. The types and sources of data from the Socio-Economic Survey aresecondary. In this study using data that already exists in a data collection (National Socio-Economic Survey (SUSENAS) in 2018. The analysis tool used is logistic regression analysis, andthe total number of job seekers is 1,641 people. From the results of this study, it is explained that(1) education has a significant positive effect on the opportunities for job seekers to access theinternet in West Sumatra, (2) gender has no significant negative effect on the opportunities for jobseekers to access the internet in West Sumatra. (3) age has no significant positive effect on theopportunities for job seekers to access the internet in West Sumatra (4) the area of residence has apositive and significant effect on the opportunities for job seekers to access the internet in WestSumatra. (5) income has a significant positive effect on the opportunities for job seekers to accessthe internet in West Sumatra. As for the results of the research, so that the government of WestSumatra Province can provide socialization on the use of the internet in looking for work andbecome a consideration for the government in formulating a policy related to job availability forjob seekers in accessing the internet.Keywords: Job seekers, Internet, Logistic Regression.

scholarly journals Contribution of Products Domestic Bruto (GDP) Based on the Business Field on Poverty on Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.Si Dr. Andi Sessu
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Multiple Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Multiple Correlation ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
The World ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Government ◽  
Positive Effect

The economic development in Indonesia from period to period until now is increasing because Indonesia is very rich with natural and human resources, only quality human resources need to improve their quality in order to be able to develop better economy in the future, however unemployment and poverty rate of Indonesia is still high compared to some other countries in the world, therefore it is necessary jointly between individual society, private and the government has maximum efforts to reduce unemployment and poverty in Indonesia, by increasing the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) contribution by business field can reduce poverty level in Indonesia. The result of multiple regression analysis shows that the contribution of GDP according to business field can decrease poverty level in Indonesia. This condition indicates that agriculture, forestry, fishery sector has a negative effect on poverty rate in Indonesia which means any decrease in agriculture, forestry, fishery by one unit affect the decrease of poverty level of 0.203 at constant -7,70, while the other three factors mining and quarrying, processing industry factor and trade factor have a positive effect on poverty level which means that every increase of one unit leads to a significant increase in poverty not yet able to reduce poverty level but has significant influence on all variables to poverty level in Indonesia. The results of multiple correlation coefficient analysis indicate that from each sector, agriculture, forestry, mining fishery, excavation, processing industry and trade are very strong together that is equal to 97,70%, besides coefficient value of determination equal to 0,96% whereas the remaining 4% of the poverty rate is influenced by other factors

scholarly journals POLITICAL CONNECTION, FAMILY OWNERSHIP, AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 585-593
Author(s):  
Enni Savitri ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Family Ownership ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Control Rights ◽  
Political Relationship ◽  
The Government

Political connections have an essential role in the earnings management strategy. Political connections can influence earnings management practices. The research aimed to analyze the effect of politics and family ownership on earnings management practices. The sample is 92 manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2016-2019. Methods of data using a purposive sampling method. Multiple linear regression is an analytical tool used to test the hypothesis. The results show that political connections influence profits. The company pays more attention to the company’s reputation and maintains the privileges of the political relationship that has existed between the company and the government. Family ownership affects earnings management. Family ownership has control rights that can be used to influence management in company profits. The novelty of this research is that political connections can influence earnings management.

scholarly journals Debt financing and firm performance: The moderating role of board independence

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-151
Author(s):  
Hanh Song Thi Pham ◽  
Duy Thanh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Market ◽  
Debt Financing ◽  
Board Independence ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

This article investigates the moderating role of board independence in the relationship between debt financing and performance of emerging market firms. We have used an empirical model in which the firm’s accounting profitability is a dependent variable and the independent variables are debt financing, board independence, the interaction variable made of debt financing and board independence as well as various control variables. Our analysis is based on a panel data set of 300 listed firms in Vietnam between 2013 and 2017. Our study finds that debt financing has a significantly negative effect and that board independence reduces the adverse impact of debt financing on accounting profitability. Our results are consistent across different estimation models and methods.

Are independent directors’ political connections valuable?

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanyu Chen ◽  
Wenzhe Zheng ◽  
Yimiao Huang
Keyword(s):  
Firm Value ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Independent Directors ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Exogenous Shock ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Negative Effect

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use difference-in-difference method (DID) to study the influences of independent directors’ political connection on firm value. Design/methodology/approach File No. 18 by the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee requires that the leading cadres in party and government offices are not allowed to act as independent directors; this restriction applies to retired officials as well. As a result, many listed companies lose the political connections of officers as independent directors. This paper takes it as an exogenous shock to evaluate the influence of the political connection of independent directors on firm value, effectively alleviating the endogeneity problem existing in previous studies. Findings The research finds the following: under the policy of compelled resignation, the loss of political connection of independent directors has a prominent negative impact on firm value; and compared to state-owned enterprises, the firm value of private enterprises receives a greater negative impact. However, the political advantage of state-owned enterprises is not obviously influenced. In the regions with worse external market environments, due to a greater reliance on resources brought about by political connection, the policy has a much greater influence on their listed companies. Research limitations/implications The study faces several limitations, each of which represents a potential research direction. First, our analysis is based on the policy effects on the firm’s current Tobin’s Q and finds a negative effect of losing political connections. However, the long-term effects are still unclear, as some studies find a negative effect of political connections. Second, the paper focuses on one channel in which political connections may affect firm value. Other channels, such as subsidies and loans from state-owned banks, which need more granular data, should be explored in the future. Practical implications The use of DID model can better objectively evaluate the implementation effects of ban policies and alleviate endogenous problems, which is also enlightening for further perfection of the system of independent directors in the A-share market. Social implications It enriches existing researches of the value of independent directors from the perspective of political connection, which is conducive to understanding the influence and channel on the firm value after the loss of political connection and the value of independent directors in the corporate governance in a more comprehensive and accurate manner. Originality/value This paper extends the relevant research on the value of the political connection of independent directors from the perspective of political connection and enlightens the evaluation of the effect of ban policies.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document