Agency theory, capital structure and firm performance: a comparative study on some selected family owned companies in Malaysia / Rosma Marliyanti Md Aus

The purpose of this study is to identify the factor affecting agency theory. The study is based on the sample of five (5) selected family owned companies listed in Bursa Malaysia. Panel data techniques were employed using 75 observations of each of the variables of study; firm size (log natural of t...

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Main Author: Md Aus, Rosma Marliyanti
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Language:English
Published: 2016
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spelling my-uitm-ir.954842024-05-29T16:43:02Z Agency theory, capital structure and firm performance: a comparative study on some selected family owned companies in Malaysia / Rosma Marliyanti Md Aus 2016 Md Aus, Rosma Marliyanti Dissertations, Academic. Preparation of theses The purpose of this study is to identify the factor affecting agency theory. The study is based on the sample of five (5) selected family owned companies listed in Bursa Malaysia. Panel data techniques were employed using 75 observations of each of the variables of study; firm size (log natural of total assets, growth (sales of company), leverage (total debt ratio and total debt equity ratio) and profitability (return on equity and return assets). Observations are collected for fifteen years (2001-2015). This study was used SPSS Software. It is including T Test, Pearson's Correlation and Regression Model. It is found that total asset and sales statistically significant with agency theory of capital structure and firm performing. Meanwhile, leverage was found not influence with agency theory. This study is employing two different models from return on equity and return on asset. 2016 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/95484/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/95484/1/95484.PDF text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan Faculty of Business Management
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
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Preparation of theses
Md Aus, Rosma Marliyanti
Agency theory, capital structure and firm performance: a comparative study on some selected family owned companies in Malaysia / Rosma Marliyanti Md Aus
description The purpose of this study is to identify the factor affecting agency theory. The study is based on the sample of five (5) selected family owned companies listed in Bursa Malaysia. Panel data techniques were employed using 75 observations of each of the variables of study; firm size (log natural of total assets, growth (sales of company), leverage (total debt ratio and total debt equity ratio) and profitability (return on equity and return assets). Observations are collected for fifteen years (2001-2015). This study was used SPSS Software. It is including T Test, Pearson's Correlation and Regression Model. It is found that total asset and sales statistically significant with agency theory of capital structure and firm performing. Meanwhile, leverage was found not influence with agency theory. This study is employing two different models from return on equity and return on asset.
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author Md Aus, Rosma Marliyanti
author_facet Md Aus, Rosma Marliyanti
author_sort Md Aus, Rosma Marliyanti
title Agency theory, capital structure and firm performance: a comparative study on some selected family owned companies in Malaysia / Rosma Marliyanti Md Aus
title_short Agency theory, capital structure and firm performance: a comparative study on some selected family owned companies in Malaysia / Rosma Marliyanti Md Aus
title_full Agency theory, capital structure and firm performance: a comparative study on some selected family owned companies in Malaysia / Rosma Marliyanti Md Aus
title_fullStr Agency theory, capital structure and firm performance: a comparative study on some selected family owned companies in Malaysia / Rosma Marliyanti Md Aus
title_full_unstemmed Agency theory, capital structure and firm performance: a comparative study on some selected family owned companies in Malaysia / Rosma Marliyanti Md Aus
title_sort agency theory, capital structure and firm performance: a comparative study on some selected family owned companies in malaysia / rosma marliyanti md aus
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan
granting_department Faculty of Business Management
publishDate 2016
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/95484/1/95484.PDF
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