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The impact of minority foreign ownership and controlling shareholder on bank risk and performance
Tacneng, Ruth - In: Managerial Finance 41 (2015) 5, pp. 526-546
and performance of domestic banks in a country where foreign ownership restrictions are imposed. Design … ownership and voting rights affect domestic bank behavior. Findings – The results show that compared with those purely domestic …-owned, banks with foreign shareholdings have lower levels of insider lending and have higher loan portfolio quality. Moreover, the …
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Ownership structure, corporate governance and bank efficiency: an empirical analysis of panel data from the banking industry in Ghana
Bokpin, Godfred A. - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 13 (2013) 3, pp. 274-287
variables with dummy variables for bank types. Findings – The results show that foreign banks are more cost‐efficient than … efficiency but slightly worsens banks' cost efficiency. Finally, the capital adequacy ratio and bank size are both significant …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document the effect of ownership structure and corporate governance on bank …
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Organizational conformity and contrarianism: regular irregular trading at National Australia Bank
Vit, Gregory B. - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 6 (2006) 2, pp. 203-214
large organization, the National Australia Bank. Findings – The framework presented helps to explain the de‐coupling of …/implications – Illustrative data are principally drawn from a comprehensive analysis by an Australian Government bank regulator. A general …
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Does audit committee substitute or complement other corporate governance mechanisms
Hassan, Yousef; Hijazi, Rafiq; Naser, Kamal - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 32 (2017) 7, pp. 658-681
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relation between audit committee (AC) and a set of other corporate governance mechanisms in one of the emerging economies, United Arab of Emirates (UAE). In particular, the current study examines whether an effective AC can serve as a...
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Ownership structure, corporate governance and firm performance
Mollah, Sabur; Al Farooque, Omar; Karim, Wares - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 29 (2012) 4, pp. 301-319
Purpose – In spite of an abundance of corporate governance literature across the world, the Botswana corporate sector is lacking. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship among the ownership structure, board characteristics and financial performance to determine the role of...
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The Impact of Ownership Structure on Firm Performance: Evidence from Pakistan
Yasser, Qaiser Rafique; Al Mamun, Abdullah - In: International Journal of Corporate Finance and … 3 (2016) 1, pp. 36-54
The connection between ownership structure and firm performance has attracted much attention, especially in emerging markets, yet yielded many inconsistent empirical results. This paper presents an analysis of the association between eight categories of ownership, HHI Index, GINI index and firm...
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The implications of the revised code of corporate governance on firm performance
Ahmed Haji, Abdifatah; Mubaraq, Sanni - In: Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies 5 (2015) 3, pp. 350-380
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of corporate governance and ownership structure attributes on firm performance following the revised code on corporate governance in Malaysia. The study presents a longitudinal assessment of the compliance and implications of the...
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Corporate governance, resources, FDI commitment and firm performance
Tsai, Ming-Tien; Tung, Wen-Hui - In: Chinese Management Studies 8 (2014) 3, pp. 313-332
Purpose – This study aims to explore the effects of corporate governance structure and resources on foreign direct investment (FDI) commitment and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach – The data are collected from high-tech firms listed by the Taiwan Stock Exchange. All selected 137...
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A cross-country comparison of the relationship between ownership concentration and firm performance: does judicial system efficiency matter?
Lepore, Luigi; Paolone, Francesco; Pisano, Sabrina; … - In: Corporate Governance: The International Journal of … 17 (2017) 2, pp. 321-340
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between ownership structure and firm performance, including judicial system efficiency as a moderator to investigate the joint effects of both explanatory variables. Although prior studies have considered judicial system efficiency...
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Do corporate governance codes improve board accountability?
Soobaroyen, Teerooven; Devi Mahadeo, Jyoti - In: Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management 9 (2012) 4, pp. 337-362
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine whether the expectations and requirements contained within the corporate governance code have an impact on how accountability is perceived, understood and practiced by company board members in an emerging economy (Mauritius)....
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