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Risk exposure and corporate financial policy on the Ghana Stock Exchange
Bokpin, Godfred A.; Aboagye, Anthony Q.Q.; Osei, Kofi A. - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 11 (2010) 3, pp. 323-332
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which corporate managers alter their capital structure in response to risk exposures on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Design/methodology/approach – A panel data covering the period from 2002 to 2007 was employed under the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014901544
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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
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document the effect of ownership structure and corporate governance on bank efficiency in the Ghanaian banking industry. Design/methodology/approach – The author applies both accounting data and efficiency measures from the period 1999‐2007 via...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014695519
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Corporate governance, disclosure and foreign share ownership on the Ghana Stock Exchange
Bokpin, Godfred A.; Isshaq, Zangina - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 24 (2009) 7, pp. 688-703
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the interaction between corporate disclosure and foreign share ownership on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Design/methodology/approach – The paper follows the trinary procedure of Aksu and Kosedag and uses the Standard & Poor's transparency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014929178
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Ownership structure, corporate governance and capital structure decisions of firms
Bokpin, Godfred A.; Arko, Anastacia C. - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 26 (2009) 4, pp. 246-256
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of ownership structure and corporate governance on capital structure decisions of firms on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Design/methodology/approach – To analyze the impact of ownership structure and corporate governance on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015013601
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Investment opportunities, corporate finance, and dividend payout policy
Abor, Joshua; Bokpin, Godfred A. - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 27 (2010) 3, pp. 180-194
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of investment opportunities and corporate finance on dividend payout policy. Design/methodology/approach – This issue is tested with a sample of 34 emerging market countries covering a 17‐year period, 1990‐2006. Fixed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015013614
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Environmental risk and foreign direct investment: the role of financial deepening, access and efficiency
Yiadom, Eric B.; Mensah, Lord; Bokpin, Godfred A. - In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal 14 (2023) 2, pp. 369-395
Purpose This study aims to decompose financial development into its three key components (depth, access and efficiency) to investigate whether they can help to overturn the negative impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the environment. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a dynamic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015006358
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Determinants and value relevance of corporate disclosure
A. Bokpin, Godfred - In: Journal of Applied Accounting Research 14 (2013) 2, pp. 127-146
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document the determinants and value relevance of corporate disclosure and transparency on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs the Fama and French model by relating firm value to firm level characteristics,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014837828