scholarly journals COVID-19 and Corporate Governance Performance: Beyond the Financial Metrics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ifeanyi Onuka Onwuka
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Corporate Board ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Analytical Technique ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Financial Metrics ◽  
Post Measure

Corporate governance and, more broadly, the performance of corporate boards have traditionally been measured using financial metrics. These financial metrics such as Return on Investment (ROI), Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), Earnings and Profitability Ratio (E and P) are ex post measure of organizations performance arising from corporate board activities. These financial metrics are largely one-dimensional measure of corporate performance and do not fully account for the other dimensions of organization responsibilities. The COVID-19 and the changing organizational dynamics have made the case for corporate board’s performance to be assessed beyond the usual financial metrics. In this study, we provide a framework that accounts for the various dimensions of organization activities: finance, social and environmental, the Triple-Bottom (TBL) approach. A TBL-compliance metric was constructed, which tracked the performance of selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria using a content analytical technique. The result showed that the majority of the firms performed remarkably well in areas of profitability and economic value creation but less satisfactorily in areas of social and environmental sustainability. On aggregate, the sampled firms committed less than 1% of their profit after tax on corporate social responsibility, while less than 5% of the sampled firms scored above average on the TBL-adoption matrix.

Gendering Corporate Boards and Conditional Effectiveness of Board Processes: Insights from a Sub-Saharan African Country

2021 ◽  
pp. 097215092110362
Author(s):  
Obi Berko O. Damoah ◽  
Yvonne Ayerki Lamptey ◽  
Alex Anlesinya ◽  
Barbara Naa Amanuah Tetteh
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
African Country ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Corporate Board ◽  
Board Processes ◽  
Board Directors ◽  
Women On Corporate Boards ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Board Level

This study explored how and when female board members make effective contribution to board processes in a sub-Saharan African country (Ghana), a context characterized by low female representation on corporate boards, but highly under-researched with respect to the gender and corporate governance literature. The study is based on interview data from 25 female board directors in Ghana. The results show that women on corporate boards contribute to effective board processes and outcomes when their proposed ideas during board meetings are accepted by other board members, implemented by management and impact positively on organizational outcomes such as enhanced financial, product and staff outcomes. These effective contributions of female board directors to corporate board processes can further be enhanced by suitable female directors’ personal-level conditions such as their human capital (advanced degree and professional qualification, and past board membership experience) and family support (supportive husbands, and having grown up children), as well as board-level conditions like occupying chairperson/leadership position on the board or committees, and regular attendance at board meetings. Consequently, this research study contributed to the gender and corporate governance literature by providing new evidence from under-researched geographical context on how women on corporate boards contribute to effective board processes. It further highlights personal and board-level conditions that are necessary for greater contributions of female directors to corporate board processes and outcomes in male-dominated societies and boards.

scholarly journals Effect of Sustainability Reporting on Economic Value Added of Manufacturing Firms Listed on Nigeria Stock Exchange

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-33
Author(s):  
Okoye, Emmanuel Ikechukwu ◽  
Ndum, Ngozi Blessing
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Economic Value Added ◽  
Ex Post

This study assessed the Effect of Sustainability Reporting on Economic Value Added of Manufacturing Firms Listed on Nigeria Stock Exchange. Twenty one (21) listed manufacturing firms constituted the sample size of this study between 2008 and 2019. Ex-Post facto research design and content analysis were adopted while secondary data were extracted from the annual reports and accounts of the sampled firms and were analysed using E-Views 10 statistical software. The study employed descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using Pearson correlation, Panel Least Square (PLS) regression analysis, granger causality test and Hausman test. Findings from the empirical analysis showed that Economic Sustainability Reporting, Social Sustainability Reporting, Environmental Sustainability Reporting and Sustainability Governance Reporting exerted a significant positive effect on Economic Value Added, of listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria at 5% level of significance respectively. It was recommended inter alia that corporate entities in Nigeria should invest in sustainability activities in all its ramifications in order to boost the image/reputation of the firms thereby increasing their returns.

Board Size and Corporate Performance: An Empirical Investigation

Think India ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shivan Sarpal ◽  
Fulbag Singh
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Governance Mechanism ◽  
Corporate Board ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Operating Profit ◽  
Leadership Structure ◽  
Corporate Governance Mechanism ◽  
And Performance

The subject of corporate governance has always been of keen interest to the researchers in the area of management and finance. This paper basically concentrates on the corporate board of directors which is an internal corporate governance mechanism. Since the effectiveness of boards counts on several characteristics such as board size, board composition, leadership structure etc, therefore considering this viewpoint, the present study is based on the analysis of board size of BSE listed companies in India. This analysis broadly embraces the relationship between board size and performance as represented by various indicators such as Operating Profit Margin, Return on Assets, Return on Equity, Earnings per Share and Tobin’s Q. Spearman’s rho correlation, One Way ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis tests were applied to draw the inferences. Results of the study remained robust and thus concluded that both board size and firm performance were independent of each other as board size was not found to be associated with firm performance.

Financial performance and risk behavior of gender-diversified boards in the Chinese automotive industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 847-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Horak ◽  
Jingjing Cui
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Corporate Board ◽  
Board Diversity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Women's Participation

Purpose Recent legislation in Europe and North America encourages women’s participation in corporate boards based on the belief that gender-diversified boards contribute positively to firm performance and increased competitiveness. Contrary to the West, the women’s participation rate in business has been traditionally high in China. The purpose of this paper is to find out whether gender-diverse corporate boards of Chinese automotive firms perform better financially than gender-homogeneous boards. Design/methodology/approach By drawing on data from the Chinese Government and Bloomberg, the authors compare and analyze the differences in financial performance (return on equity, asset growth, sales growth) and risk behavior (debt risk, R&D expenditure) of Chinese automotive firms with and without women on their corporate board. Findings There is significant evidence that firms with women on the board perform better across all three categories, with the exception of return on equity, for which they found no significant differences among the analyzed firms. Practical implications While women’s participation in corporate boards in China is low, the results of this study suggest to policy makers and firms alike to implement measures that support gender-diversified boards in order to take advantage of their potential to increase corporate performance. Originality/value So far, the performance of corporate boards of countries with a traditionally high share of female participation in the workforce has rarely been analyzed. Research focusing on the Chinese automotive industry is new and underrepresented, although China is the largest automotive market worldwide and a key industry of the domestic economy. This investigation contributes to the literature stream on board diversity in as well as to industry-related studies. With the example of the Chinese automotive industry, it provides empirical evidence of better performance of firms with gender-diversified boards within the categories tested.

scholarly journals Aligning Information Technology Within The Framework Of Corporate Governance To Increase Corporate Value In Mexico

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Fernando Estrada
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Corporate Board ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Stakeholder Interests

This research focuses on the potential benefits of aligning corporate Information Technologies (IT) with the information needs of Board members to provide pertinent and timely information under good Corporate Governance (CG) practices.  The recent near collapse of some major corporations evidences poor regulatory supervision by all parties, both public and private.  An abundance of regulations notwithstanding, stakeholder interests (both internal and external) have not been protected or served by many corporate boards.  Many shareholders have virtually lost their capital, workers have been unemployed, and government and taxpayers have had to foot steep bills.   Well informed Board members should, in theory, make decisions that benefit their stakeholders and society as well.  Thus, corporate board members should focus on IT as a key resource and ally in monitoring their business strategies and operations. IT permeates throughout business processes and across functional areas in most businesses, so if IT reporting is aligned with corporate governance objectives as well as operational objectives, it has the potential to aid greatly in governance.  An important consideration of course, is what information is provide, and how the Board utilizes it for the stakeholders' benefit.

scholarly journals Corporate Board of Directors’ Attributes and Audit Fees

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-172
Author(s):  
Wasiu Abiodun Sanyaolu ◽  
Abiola Mukaila Tonade ◽  
Babatunde Titus Adejumo
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Method Of Moment ◽  
Corporate Board ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Governance Practices

Abstract This study examines the effect of corporate board of directors’ attributes on audit fees for Nigerian listed Deposit Money Banks (DBMS). The study adopts an ex post facto research design and uses data on 10 deposit money banks sampled via purposive sampling technique using data spanning from 2012 to 2018. Results based on Generalized Method of Moment show that corporate board of directors’ proxies do not significantly influence audit fees of Nigerian deposit money banks. However, firm size and profitability are found to affect external audit fee significantly. The study therefore concludes that corporate boards of directors’ attributes do not individually significantly affect audit fees in Nigerian listed Deposit Money Banks. Arising from the findings, it is recommended that corporate governance practices should be strengthened so as to aid external audit.

scholarly journals Corporate Governance Code and Corporate Governance Implications for Business: A Critique of Nigeria’s 2016 and 2018 Codes

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-96
Author(s):  
S. E. Ojogbo ◽  
T. C. Nwano
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Corporate Accountability ◽  
Corporate Board ◽  
Minority Shareholders ◽  
Corporate Governance Code ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Corporate Governance Codes ◽  
Code Of Corporate Governance

Corporate governance is the system by which companies are directed and controlled. Board of directors are responsible for the governance of a Nigerian company. However, the shareholders of a Nigeria company have power of oversight over the board. This power is exercised by a majority of shareholders. It is this separation of ownership and control that makes good corporate governance imperative to protect shareholders against corporate board misbehaviour, as well as to protect minority shareholders against the opportunism of corporate insiders (board of directors and majority shareholders). Even though corporate law is the primary legislation that regulates the corporation, corporate governance codes have become important corporate governance standards that helps to guide the board and promote effective managerial engagement with shareholders to promote corporate accountability. The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) issued two corporate governance codes in two years - the National Code of Corporate Governance 2016 and the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018. This shows a clear intention to promote good corporate governance in the country. This essay identifies the peculiar corporate governance challenges in Nigeria, and reviews the two corporate governance codes to show how they address the peculiar challenges. The paper undertakes a criticism of the 2018 and compares to the 2016 Code and corporate governance regulations in other regulations. This criticism highlights the weaknesses in the code and the need for a review. The essay thus suggests a review of the 2018 to provide for Independent Non-Executive Directors dedicated to the interest of minority shareholders as an important first step towards providing access to corporate boards for minority shareholders, as a strategy for promoting corporate accountability. The paper concludes that since the very essence of a corporate governance code is to promote good corporate governance and accountability, any corporate governance Code for Nigeria must address the peculiarity of the Nigerian corporate environment for it to be able to achieve this purpose.

Relationship between Code of Corporate Governance and Corporate Financial Performance (An Empirical Study of Food Companies Listed on KSE)

GIS Business ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-09
Author(s):  
Asma Rafique Chughtai ◽  
Afifa Naseer ◽  
Asma Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Securities And Exchange Commission ◽  
Executive Directors ◽  
Agency Conflicts ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Code Of Corporate Governance ◽  
The Impact

The crucial role that implementation of Code of Corporate Governance plays on protecting the rights of minorities, shareholders, local as well as foreign investors cannot be denied. Companies all over the world are required to implement their respective Code of Corporate Governance for avoiding agency conflicts between companies management and stakeholders and for assuring transparency in accountability. This paper aims at exploring the impact of implementation of corporate governance practices (designed by Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan) have on the financial position of companies. For explanatory variables of the study, composition of the board as per the Code of Corporate Governance that comprises of presence of independent, executive and non-executive directors has been taken into consideration. Return on equity has been taken as an indicator of firms profitability i.e. the dependent variable. For this study, companies listed on food producing sector of Karachi Stock Exchange have been screened for excogitation of the relationship. It is an empirical research based on nine years data from 2007–2015. Using Hausman Test for selecting the data analysis technique between Fixed or Random, Fixed Cross Sectional Panel Analysis has been used for analysis of the data collected. Findings indicate that presence of independent, executive and non-executive directors as per the code requirements levies a significant impact on the profitability of companies indicated by return on equity. It is, thus concluded that companies should ensure compliance with code of governance practices to reduce not only the agency issues but also to increase their profitability.

Impact of corporate governance on financial performance of sugar sector firms listed in Pakistan stock exchange

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Wasim Jan Khan ◽  
Usman Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Firm Financial Performance ◽  
Relationship Of

Corporate governance is considered as environment of trust, set of processes, policies and laws affecting the way corporations are administrated and directed. The previous literature in context of the corporate governance relationship with firm financial performance shows controversial findings; similarly literature shows lack of studies in context of developing countries as Pakistan. Therefore, this research explores the relationship of the corporate governance and the firm financial performance in context of developing country as Pakistan. The data has been collected from the sugar sector listed in KSE (Pakistan Stock Exchange), 20 corporations are selected as sample from sugar sector on basis of outstanding shares. Corporate governance taken as independent variable and measured as CEO biformity (CB), board size (BS), firm age (FA), firm size (FS). Financial performance of firms taken as dependent variable and measured as return on asset (ROA), return on equity (ROE), net profit margin (NPM). Data is collected for period of 2000-2013 from reports of the sugar companies listed in KSE (Pakistan Stock Exchange) issued annually and analysis of balance sheet given by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Result shows that CEO biformity significantly affecting firm financial performance. Board size (BS) shows partially significant impact on firm financial performance. Firms age (FA) show partially significant impact on firm financial performance. Firm size (FS) shows partially significant impact on firm financial performance. Therefore, conclusion has been drawn based on the results of analysis that this study adds new knowledge to the existing body of knowledge of corporate governance impact on firm financial performance and in context of developing countries as Pakistan. Keywords: Corporate governance, firm financial performance, sugar sector, Pakistan.

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