scholarly journals Ownership Structure and Dividends Policy: Emerging Market Evidence

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Ahmad N. Obaidat
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Financial Firms ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
The Board Of Directors

This study investigated the effect of ownership structure on the dividend policy of the financial firms listed on Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) for the period 2014-2016. The results indicated a positive relationship between dividend and institutional, managerial, and foreign ownership, and negative relationship between dividend and ownership concentration. The result also indicated that a large portion of the ownership is in the hand of the instructions and the board of directors, and the ownership is not highly concentrated.

scholarly journals Effect of Corporate Governance Rules on Voluntary Disclosure in Jordanian Corporations Listed with the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE): (An Empirical Study)

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-168
Author(s):  
Al-Nimer Munther
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Family Ownership ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
The Board Of Directors

AbstractThis paper aims to examine the impact of corporate governance (CG) rules using several variables—size of the board of directors, size of the audit committee, family ownership ratio, and their impact on the level of the voluntary disclosure of companies listed with Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The study was conducted based on the annual reports of the first market that include 55 firms. Content analysis was applied to collect the required data from several sectors (financial, insurance, services, and industrial sectors) from 2016 to 2017.The results indicate a negative association among family ownership ratio, size of the audit committee, and voluntary disclosure level. However, the study shows that the size of the board of directors has a significant positive relationship with the level of voluntary disclosure. Furthermore, the results show that CG rules (size of the board of directors, size of the audit committee, and family ownership ratio) have a significant positive relationship with the voluntary disclosure level of the companies listed with ASE. In the borderline market environment, the study contributes to a theoretical understanding of the corporate governance of voluntary disclosure and the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and voluntary disclosure. The outcomes provide empirical support for the theoretical notion that effective corporate governance plays an important role in increasing the extent of voluntary disclosure.

The impact of ownership structure and the board of directors’ composition on tax avoidance strategies: empirical evidence from Jordan

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 795-812
Author(s):  
Amneh Alkurdi ◽  
Ghassan H. Mardini
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
Avoidance Strategies ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Adopting agency theory, the purpose of this study is to explore the impact of ownership structure and board of directors’ composition on the extent of tax avoidance strategies. Design/methodology/approach The sample included all of the Jordanian first market companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange from 2012 to 2017, comprising 348 observations. Findings The main finding of the paper is that tax avoidance is negatively related to managerial and institution ownership structures, which reduces the usage of tax avoidance strategies. Foreign ownership, however, has a positive relation that increases the likelihood of adopting tax avoidance strategies. Practical implications This study has policy implications for policymakers in relation to designing future tax systems to reduce the possibility of engaging in tax avoidance practices. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first of its kind that investigates the effects of the managerial, foreign and institutional ownership classes and board composition on tax avoidance for Jordanian listed companies.

The Determinants of Financial Ratio Disclosures and Quality: Evidence from an Emerging market

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben k. Agyei-Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Financial Ratios ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Executive Directors ◽  
Financial Ratio

This study investigated the influence of firm-specific characteristics which include proportion of Non-Executive Directors, ownership concentration, firm size, profitability, debt equity ratio, liquidity and leverage on the extent and quality of financial ratios disclosed by firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange.The research was conducted through detailed analysis of the 2012 financial statements of  the listed firms.  Descriptive analysis was performed to provide the background statistics of the variables examined.  This was followed by regression analysis which forms the main data analysis.  The results of the extent of financial ratio disclosure level, mean of 62.78%, indicate that most of the firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange did not overwhelmingly disclose such ratios in their annual reports.  The results of the low quality of financial ratio disclosure mean of 6.64% indicate that the disclosures failed woefully to meet the International Accounting Standards Board's qualitative characteristics of relevance, reliability, comparability and understandability.The results of the multiple regression analysis show that leverage and return on investment are associated on a statistically significant level as far as the extent of financial ratio disclosure is concerned. Board ownership concentration and proportion of (independent) non-executive directors, on the other hand were found to be statistically associated with the quality of financial ratio disclosed. There is a significant negative relationship between ownership concentration and the quality of financial ratio disclosure.  This means that under a higher level of ownership concentration less quality financial ratios are disclosed. The findings also show that there is a significant positive relationship between board composition (proportion of non-executive directors) and the quality of financial ratio disclosure.  JEL CLASSIFICATION: G3, M1, M2, M4.

Corporate Governance and Risk Management on Listed Banks, The Tanzania Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Erick Lusekelo Mwambuli ◽  
Avitus Mwebembezi Dominick
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
The Board Of Directors

The study was to assess on corporate governance and risk management in Tanzania. The study was guided by three objectives which were to assess if transparency, disclosure and audit have significant effect on risk management of the firm, to assess if the board of directors have significant effect on risk management of the firm and evaluate if the ownership structure have significant effect on risk management of the firm. Furthermore, we assess how corporate governance and particularly board of directors, ownership structure, transparency disclosure and audit can affect risk management practices in the context of Dar es Salaam stock exchange listed banks. By the use of a content in analysis approach, the level of exposing the risks in terms of likelihood, consequences of such risk and the strategies used for managing that risk were identified for each kind of risk by using attributes. The results show that corporate governance is related to board of directors, ownership structure, transparency, disclosure and audit play a positive significant and crucial role in establishing an integrative risk management approach. The results from data collected demonstrate that corporate governance has positive significant effect in determining the the good quality of risk management through the level of risk-taking in decisions, especially in terms of financial risks management.

scholarly journals OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND BOARD EFFECTIVENESS AS DETERMINANTS OF TMT COMPENSATION IN SPANISH LISTED FIRMS / NUOSAVYBĖS FORMOS IR VALDYBOS EFEKTYVUMĄ LEMIANTYS VEIKSNIAI PASIRINKTOSE ISPANIJOS KOMPANIJOSE

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregorio Sanchez-Marin ◽  
J. Samuel Baixauli-Soler ◽  
M. Encarnacion Lucas-Perez
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Top Management Team ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Board Effectiveness ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
The Board Of Directors

This study analyzes the influence of ownership structure and the board of directors on top management team (TMT) pay levels in a sample of Spanish listed firms. When panel data methodology is applied, the results show that TMT pay level is affected by the supervisory effectiveness of the board. This, in turn, is influenced by ownership concentration and the type of major shareholders. When ownership is dispersed, the board is more effective in their supervision and TMT pay level is lower. However, when ownership is concentrated, the quality of supervision and, consequently, TMT pay levels depend upon the type of shareholder that is predominant. Santrauka Analizuojama nuosavybes formos strukturos ir valdybos itaka aukšèiausio lygio Ispanijos kompaniju vadovu darbo užmokesèio dydžiui. Tyrimu duomenys parode, kad aukšèiausio lygio vadovu darbo užmokesèio dydis priklauso nuo valdybos kontroles ir jos efektyvumo itakos. Tai, žinoma, yra susijê su kompanijos savininko ir pagrindiniu akcininku pozicija. Kai savininko pozicija pasyvi, tuomet valdybos veiksmai kontroles srityje yra efektyvesni, taèiau aukšèiausio lygio vadovu darbo užmokesèio lygis yra gerokai mažesnis. Taèiau kai savininkas tiesiogiai dalyvauja kompanijos veikloje ir prisideda prie jos valdymo, tuomet kontroles kokybe ir aukšèiausio lygio vadovu darbo užmokesèio lygis priklauso nuo akcininko pozicijos.

scholarly journals Working Capital Management and the Profitability of Non- Financial Firms Listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Gachira ◽  
Washington Chiwanzwa ◽  
Dingilizwe Jacob Nkomo ◽  
Runesu Chikore
Keyword(s):  
Firm Value ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Financial Firms ◽  
Cash Conversion Cycle ◽  
The Impact

Working capital is essential for the day-to-day operations of a firm. The study examines the impact of working capital management on the profitability of non-financial firms listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). Using panel data methodology, the direction and extent of the impact of working capital management on profitability is scrutinised. The regression analysis is based on a panel sample of 39 non-financial firms listed on the ZSE from 2009 to 2013, the period under which the Zimbabwean economy has been operating under the multicurrency system. It was found that there is a positive relationship between debtors’ days and firm’s profitability, a negative relationship between creditors’ days and profitability and a positive relationship between firm’s cash conversion cycle and its profitability. There is some negative relationship between current ratio and profitability, while inventory turnover days and profitability are positively related. Debt to asset ratio as a control variable has a significant negative relationship with firm value and profitability. The results of the study show that for the companies included in the sample, there are mixed effects of the components of working capital on firm performance. Managers can thus create value for shareholders by taking note of the existence of such relationships and take measures that enhance firm profitability.

scholarly journals Ownership structure, corporate performance and failure: Evidence from panel data of emerging market the case of Jordan

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 96-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rami Zeitun
Keyword(s):  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Institutional Ownership ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Tobin’S Q ◽  
Government Ownership ◽  
Tobin's Q ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the impact of ownership structure (mix and concentrate) on a company’s performance and failure in a panel estimation using 167 Jordanian companies during 1989-2006. The empirical evidence in this paper shows that ownership structure and ownership concentration play an important role in the performance and value of Jordanian firms. It shows that inefficiency is related to ownership concentration and to institutional ownership. A negative correlation between ownership concentration and firm’s performance both, ROA and Tobin’s Q, is found, while there is a positive impact on firm performance MBVR. The research also found that there is a significant negative relationship between government ownership and a firm’s accounting performance, while the other ownership structure mixes have significant coefficients only in Tobin’s Q using the matched sample. Firm’s profitability ROA was negatively and significantly correlated with the fraction of institutional ownership, and positively and significantly related to the market performance measure, MBVR. The result is robust when indicators of both concentration and ownership mix are included in the regressions. The results of this study are, to some extent, inconsistent with previous findings. This paper also used ownership structure to predict the corporate failure. The results suggest that government ownership is negatively related to the likelihood of default. Government ownership decreases the likelihood of default, but has a negative impact on a firm’s performance. The results suggest that, in order to increase a firm’s performance and decrease the likelihood of default, it is reasonable to reduce government ownership to some extent. Furthermore, a certain degree of ownership concentration is needed to increase the firm’s performance and to decrease the firm’s chance of default.

scholarly journals Do Firm- and Board-specific Characteristics Corroborate Underpricing? A Study on the Indian IPOs

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-102
Author(s):  
Ramit Anand ◽  
Balwinder Singh
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Board Committees ◽  
Concentrated Ownership ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Public Offering

The present research article is an attempt to add something new and revalidate the influence of already existing corporate governance dimensions related to the board of directors on listing-day performance of the Indian initial public offering (IPO) firms measured through underpricing. Like other emerging market economies, firms in the Indian economy are also characterized by concentrated ownership held by an owner or a promoter in the context of the Indian corporate environment. In the backdrop of this concentrated complex ownership structure, the present study analyses the influence of the board of directors on underpricing when the appointment of such directors is largely an affair handled by such owners, whom they are given the task to monitor. The sample consists of 471 IPO firms which went public during the time period from January 2003 to December 2017. Results obtained from the regression analysis show that the board size and board committees act as information signals for Indian IPO firms having a significant and negative relation with listing-day initial excess returns. Other board-related dimensions of governance do not have significant influence on underpricing. Overall board variables have a very miniscule contribution in explaining the underpricing in Indian IPO firms.

scholarly journals OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY IN LISTED NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-73
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Foreign Ownership ◽  
Financial Firms ◽  
Generalised Method Of Moments

The objective of this study is to appraise the effect of the ownership structure on the quality of financial reporting in Nigeria. The study used data from 41 non-financial firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for the 2011 to 2019 period. The Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) technique was adopted for the study which is vigorous to the threat of heteroskedasticity and endogeneity. The study findings revealed that institutional and foreign ownership has a significant negative relationship with earnings management, thereby, improving the reporting quality. However, the results show that managerial ownership has an insignificant negative relationship with earnings management. The finding of this study is also robust in scope concerning the issue of unobserved heterogeneity which prior studies have failed to address. Thus, future corporate governance reforms should recognize and sustain these efforts. The study recommends that Firms should expand their institutional and foreign ownership by providing sufficient shares to them. This is important because they frequently deploy their professionalism and wealth of experience to the firms towards meeting corporate goals and agitation of good reporting practice. On the other hand, Firms should ensure that the shareholding of the insider managers is not too high in such a way that the proportion of their shareholding should be minimal. Their shares should not exceed 10% of the total shareholding in the company as it was found to be among the variables that reduce firms' performance.

scholarly journals Effect of Ownership Structure on Company Performance: Evidence from Emerging Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Waleed Alahdal ◽  
Mohammed H. Alsamhi ◽  
Mohammed S. Barakat
Keyword(s):  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Structure Index ◽  
The Impact

This paper uses panel data to examine the impact of ownership structure index on the financial performance of 73 listed companies of the Indian national stock exchange from 2009 to 2016. To measure the Panel Regression in this study, the FEM model was used. The different dimensions of the ownership structure index involve ten items used as the Independent variable of this study. Two measures have been adopted to estimate the firm performance that is; ROA and ROE. In contrast, the control variables are firm size and leverage. This study's empirical evidence shows that the ownership structure index has significant impact on a firm's performance measured by ROA and ROE of Indian Nifty 100 listed companies. Findings of this study support previous empirical studies performed and add some value in the research area of finance that explores different aspects of the board of directors' index and ownership structure index in Indian market by using Nifty 100 as an example.

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