Board of directors characteristics, ownership structure and firm performance: Evidence from China

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between dual board characteristics and ownership structure and firm performance of listed companies in China. Specifically, the present study examines the association between board characteristics and ownership structure such as superviso...

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Main Author:	Li, Meiling
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng eng
Published:	2019
Subjects:	L Education (General)
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/9555/1/s823833_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/9555/2/s823833_02.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/9555/3/s823833_REFERENCES.pdf
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spelling	my-uum-etd.95552023-03-14T03:57:25Z Board of directors characteristics, ownership structure and firm performance: Evidence from China 2019 Li, Meiling Shaari, Hasnah Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy (TISSA) Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy (TISSA) L Education (General) The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between dual board characteristics and ownership structure and firm performance of listed companies in China. Specifically, the present study examines the association between board characteristics and ownership structure such as supervisory board, board independence, CEO duality, women directors, board meetings, and ownership concentration and firm performance measured by Tobin’s Q. This study draws on data from 1672 firms listed in Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) for the year of 2018, using a multiple regression model. The study finds that ownership concentration, board meetings and CEO duality are positively significantly associated with firm performance. The study also finds that women directors are not associated with firm performance. The evidence of this study also shows that supervisory board and board independence have no association with firm performance. Future research might include managerial ownership, audit committee and directors’remuneration in the research model. The findings of this study add empirical evidence on the relation between internal corporate governance structure and firm performance in China. These findings of this study might provide useful guidance of corporate governance practices for policymakers and firm managers in China. 2019 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/9555/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/9555/1/s823833_01.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/9555/2/s823833_02.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/9555/3/s823833_REFERENCES.pdf text eng public other masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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advisor	Shaari, Hasnah
topic	L Education (General)
spellingShingle	L Education (General) Li, Meiling Board of directors characteristics, ownership structure and firm performance: Evidence from China
description	The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between dual board characteristics and ownership structure and firm performance of listed companies in China. Specifically, the present study examines the association between board characteristics and ownership structure such as supervisory board, board independence, CEO duality, women directors, board meetings, and ownership concentration and firm performance measured by Tobin’s Q. This study draws on data from 1672 firms listed in Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) for the year of 2018, using a multiple regression model. The study finds that ownership concentration, board meetings and CEO duality are positively significantly associated with firm performance. The study also finds that women directors are not associated with firm performance. The evidence of this study also shows that supervisory board and board independence have no association with firm performance. Future research might include managerial ownership, audit committee and directors’remuneration in the research model. The findings of this study add empirical evidence on the relation between internal corporate governance structure and firm performance in China. These findings of this study might provide useful guidance of corporate governance practices for policymakers and firm managers in China.
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Li, Meiling
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title	Board of directors characteristics, ownership structure and firm performance: Evidence from China
title_short	Board of directors characteristics, ownership structure and firm performance: Evidence from China
title_full	Board of directors characteristics, ownership structure and firm performance: Evidence from China
title_fullStr	Board of directors characteristics, ownership structure and firm performance: Evidence from China
title_full_unstemmed	Board of directors characteristics, ownership structure and firm performance: Evidence from China
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granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy (TISSA)
publishDate	2019
url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/9555/1/s823833_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/9555/2/s823833_02.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/9555/3/s823833_REFERENCES.pdf
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Board of directors characteristics, ownership structure and firm performance: Evidence from China

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