scholarly journals Issues in Canadian board transparency

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
Chris Bart
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Using Data

Transparency is considered one of the principles of good corporate governance. But what does it mean – in practice – especially when it comes to Board transparency – i.e. the ability of shareholders to gain knowledge about an organization’s corporate governance practices in order to make an informed assessment of Directors’ individual and collective roles and performance. In a preliminary investigation of Board transparency practices in Canadian listed firms (using data from 2003-2004), it was found that there were wide variations in the nature and quantity of corporate governance practices disclosed. The reasons for these variations are discussed and a number of recommendations for improved disclosure are presented.

scholarly journals Índice de Governança Corporativa, Desempenho e Valor da Firma no Brasil

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Luiz Carvalhal da Silva ◽  
Ricardo Pereira Câmara Leal
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Total Capital ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Control ◽  
High Degree

This study investigates the relationship between the quality of a firms corporate governance practices and its valuation and performance, through the construction of a broad firm-specific corporate governance index for Brazilian listed companies. The empirical results indicate a high degree of ownership and control concentration. We can also note a significant difference between the voting and total capital owned by the largest shareholders, mainly through the existence of non-voting shares. Panel data results indicate that less than 4% of Brazilian firms have good corporate governance practices, and that firms with better corporate governance have significantly higher performance (return on assets). There is also positive relationship between Tobin’s Q and better corporate governance practices although the results are not statistically significant.

scholarly journals Does better corporate governance attract foreign equity ownership? Evidence from Malaysian listed companies

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 118-125
Author(s):  
Yap Voon Choong ◽  
Chan Kok Thim ◽  
John Stanley Murugesu
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Agency Cost ◽  
Government Ownership ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Insider Ownership ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Corporate Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Equity Ownership

This study examines the effect of firm-level corporate governance variables on foreign equity ownership (FEO) in Malaysia. Foreign equity ownership can be an important source of capital for companies to fund their expansion and growth. To attract FEO, good corporate governance practices are vital because these practices are used to reduce or mitigate agency cost. Based on a sample of listed firms on Bursa Malaysia and employing multiple regression analysis, the study finds that a number of corporate governance mechanisms significantly improve the ability of companies to attract foreign equity ownership, especially, Insider Ownership, Government Ownership, Firm Size, Dividend Yield and Tobin’s Q. The results of the study indicate that firm-level efforts for better corporate governance sends positive signals and confidence to foreign investors.

scholarly journals PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN ETIS DAN GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TERHADAP KINERJA PERUSAHAAN BUMN DI INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Mulyadi Mulyadi
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Performance Excellence ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
And Performance

<p><em>The purposed of this study to examined the influence of ethical leadership on the performance of SOEs in Indonesia, either directly or via a variable good corporate governance practices as a mediating variable. This study using both of primary data, ethical leadership variable and secondary data, good corporate governance index and performance of SOEs. SOEs performance are extracted from two type, first the company's health and assessment criteria for performance excellence. Both of these performance measures has been assesed both of by internal assessment and also the SOE and independent parties.This research used data of 63 state-owned enterprises with such criteria. Primary data such as ethical leadership data, obtained from the Vice President, Senior Vice President of 63 SOEs. SOEs data obtained from internal asesment and by independen party. Results of the study revealed that ethical leadership significant effect on organizational performance. Ethical leadership directly positive significant effect on organizational performance, while good corporate governance can not be a mediating variable. This study also proved significant influence ethical leadership positively to good corporate governance. Other findings, good corporate governance positively affects organizational performance. Ethical leadership a more direct impact on organizational performance compared to the indirect influence through the mediating variables of good corporate governance. The findings reveal the higher index of corporate governance and ethical leadership, the higher the performance of the organization.</em></p>

scholarly journals Corporate Governance and Performance: An Empirical Investigation of Sugar Producing Companies in Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (31) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Machuki, V.N. ◽  
Rasowo, J.O.
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Financial Transactions ◽  
The Relationship

Corporate governance is concerned with the running of an organization in a way that guarantees that its owners or stockholders receive a fair return on their investments while the expectations of other stakeholders are also met. The study sought to examine the relationship between corporate governance practices and performance of sugar producing companies in Kenya. The study intended to establish the corporate governance practices adopted by the companies and the influence of these practices on their performance. Through a cross-sectional survey of 11 companies, data were gathered using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicate that all the studied companies practice some form of corporate governance although the degree of adoption differ across them. The study also revealed that board decisions are not influenced by founder members and that it was not common for board members to engage in financial transactions with the companies. The results of regression analysis show that overall, there is a positive and statistically significant influence of corporate governance practices on performance of the sugar producing companies. The study draws a conclusion that a combination of good corporate governance practices is responsible for a large percentage of good performance achieved by the sugar companies. Individual corporate governance practices acting on their own do not always lead to improved performance. The study offers support for theories that anchor performance implications of good corporate governance as well as findings of previous similar studies. Based on the findings of the study, recommendation for policy and practice are made as well as suggestions for further research.

Corporate Governance and Performance of Shariah-Compliant Companies

2020 ◽  
pp. 547-566
Author(s):  
Mustafa Bin Mohd Hanefah ◽  
Muhammad Iqmal Hisham Kamaruddin ◽  
Rosnia Masruki ◽  
Mohd Marzuki Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Code Of Corporate Governance ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter examines the relationship between corporate governance practices and firm performance. The characteristics of the board of Shari'ah-compliant companies in consumer products counter of Bursa Malaysia were examined against the firm's performance using data from 77 companies from 2014 to 2016. Based on the result of multiple regression; board size, Muslim chairman, and Muslim director have a weak positive correlation with the performance of the firms. However, directors with Shari'ah background seem to have a negative correlation with the performance of the firms. The findings of the chapter would be very useful to the regulators to improve the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance (MCCG). The findings also help to fill the gap on scarce literature that study the relationship between the corporate governance practices involving Muslim characteristics and performance.

scholarly journals Coupling compliance with values

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Μαρία Φωτάκη
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Shared Values ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Informal Governance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Human Side

This dissertation aspires to contribute to a better understanding of the components of good corporate governance. The definition as well as the measurement of sound corporate governance has been an area of intense inquiry since the inception of corporate governance as the principal-agent problem between the owners and the managers of the widely-held corporation by Fama and Jensen in the 1980’s. Up to now the majority of research has attempted to measure good corporate governance using compliance-based approaches. However, a credible link between formal corporate governance controls and firm performance has not yet been established. Furthermore, the financial crisis of 2008 showed a lack of basic corporate governance. These have cast research in identifying other factors, which take into account the ‘human side’ of corporate governance and in fact shape actual corporate governance behavior. This thesis is in this spirit. It aspires to mirror the production function of good corporate governance by identifying potential outcomes of good corporate governance and by investigating the effects of compliance-based and values-based mechanisms on these outcomes. More specifically, the thesis, following a compliance-based approach, develops a formal governance model that investigates whether the degree of compliance with the various structural corporate governance practices is translated into effective corporate governance, as well as other institutional factors that may decouple corporate governance compliance from implementation. Moreover, capitalizing on a values-based approach, this dissertation develops an informal governance model that examines the role of shared values in promoting good corporate governance. Furthermore, the study investigates which approach, the compliance-based or the values-based, is more effective in fostering good corporate governance. Last, the study examines whether good corporate governance, as conceptualized by this dissertation, pays off. Cross-sectional analysis of a sample of 100 Greek listed firms empirically supports the aforementioned ideas. Our findings indicate that the degree of compliance with corporate governance prescriptions claimed in the CG annual statements is not a sine qua non condition for effective corporate governance. Good corporate governance stems primarily from an ethical/relational culture that defines ‘right’ behavior in each and every case, i.e., from coupling compliance with ethical shared values that enhance stakeholders’ relations. Moreover, we show that only the actual implementation of corporate governance guidelines is associated with better firm outcomes, such as CSR engagement. Finally, research and policy implications as well as directions for further research are provided.

scholarly journals Firm age, value, performance and corporate governance in Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 8-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Leite ◽  
Andre Carvalhal
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Firm Age ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Market Changes

Several articles analyze the life cycle of firms and identify throughout time that their performance has an inverted U shape. Firms achieve an optimal level and, thereafter, decline due to lack of flexibility and difficulties to keep up with market changes. The objective of this study is to investigate whether there is a relation between firm age, value and performance in Brazilian companies, and we verify if firm age has an affect on their governance practices. We analyze 250 Brazilian listed firms from 2002 to 2009. Our results indicate that the relation is not shaped as an inverted U in Brazil, and that older firms show higher value and better return on their investments. We also report that older firms show better governance practices.

scholarly journals Do corporate governance practices affect the performance of firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange?

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Adjei Onyina ◽  
Daniel Kojo Gyanor
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Weak Evidence ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Size Growth ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Ghana Stock Exchange

This paper investigates whether the performance of a firm matters if it has strong corporate governance practices and listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. It uses annual financial statements between 2007 and 2016 from firms that have been certified by the Security and Exchange Commission and listed firms on the Ghana Stock Exchange. By means of the random effects model, the study does not provide statistically compelling evidence that listed corporate governance variables affect the performance of firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. However, the study found weak evidence in favour of board size, leverage, firm size, growth, and asset tangibility. We find that many of the corporate governance variables used in the model have no significant impact on the performance of the firms. The relevance of the study is that it shows the relationship between policies on corporate governance and performance of firms, and governing bodies of firms informed about the type of corporate governance practices that will support business performance. Hence we recommend that policymakers take this up to embark on rigorous modification of practices on corporate governance involving listed companies in Ghana to ascertain first-hand how these firms are practising what has been documented in their annual reports

Corporate Governance: Board Structure, Information Technology and CSR Reporting

2013 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yew Choong Wong ◽  
Norkhairul Hafiz Bajuri
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Structure Information ◽  
Csr Reporting ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Investment Capital ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Corporate Social

Good corporate governance practices are considered vital for attracting investment capital, improving the performance of companies and reducing risk for investors. This paper provides some general overviews on board structure, information technology (IT) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting. This paper also discusses the various theories related to corporate governance in order to understand the corporate phenomena. This is important to understand each of the theory concept and its implications. These theories include agency theory, stewardship theory, stakeholder theory, resource dependency theory and legitimacy theory. Certainly, board structure, IT and CSR have significant bearing on a firm’s state of corporate governance and performance.

scholarly journals CEO Overconfidence and Corporate Investment: Moderating Role of Corporate Governance Practices

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sadiq Shahid ◽  
Usman Shahid
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Corporate Investment ◽  
Tobin’S Q ◽  
Tobin's Q ◽  
Moderator Effect ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This paper examines the relationship between CEO overconfidence, corporate investment and firm performance along with moderating effect of corporate governance (CG) between them. We collected the data of Pakistani listed firms from 2010-2018. The findings suggest that the relationship between CEO overconfidence and corporate investment is significant and the corporate governance also moderates the relationship of CEO overconfidence and corporate performance. In addition, the authors report a significant substantial relationship exists between Tobin’s Q and CEO overconfidence and between ROA and CEO overconfidence. The moderator effect is also significant in the case of CEO overconfidence and Tobin’s Q, and in case of ROA and CEO overconfidence. This is the first empirical paper on CEO overconfidence, corporate investment and governance practices using data for the Pakistan.

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