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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Board Structure"”.
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Spillover Effects in Board Structure: Evidence from SB 826
… it is uncertain whether an exogenous shock to board governance structure of a subset of firms can affect the governance structure of peer firms. I test this proposition in a board structure setting using the swift and unexpected passage of California law SB 826, which mandated that all publicly …
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Board structure and market reaction to corporate divestiture decisions
… researchers have studied the effects of board structure on shareholders' wealth in the context of different financial decisions, such as green mail, management buy-out, bankruptcy, and mergers and acquisitions. However, the differences in the internal governance of divestitures, usually …
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On Corporate Hedging and Firm Focus and on Bank Board Structure
… the REIT industry, and the other compares bank board structures in China and the US. The first essay presented in Chapter 2 examines the relation between corporate hedging and firm focus in the REIT industry by using a sample of REITs in 2005 and in 2007. We find 46.41% utilization rate in 2005 …
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Corporate governance and accounting irregularities: evidence from the two-tier board structure in Indonesia
… tests are limited and largely based in one-tier board system environments. The outcomes are almost impossible to apply in two-tier board systems, where relationships between governance mechanisms and accounting irregularities are not fully understood. Using the agency theory and fraud theories, …
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The Moderating Role of Board Structure and Market Competition on CEO Power, Risk, and Investment Efficiency
… investigate the moderating role of strong board structure and market competition on association between CEO power and risk by analysing the UK-listed financial and non-financial firms. The third empirical chapter provides evidence on the role of market competition in the nexus between …
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Corporate governance in the UK post-Cadbury
This thesis examines the corporate governance structures of UK companies following the publication of the Cadbury Committee's Report on the financial aspects of corporate governance in 1992. New evidence is provided on the role of managerial control, board structure and equity issuance in company …
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Characteristics of boards of directors and board effectiveness: a study of Malaysian public listed companies
Boards of directors are integral to modern corporations and, consequently, receive much attention from regulators, researchers and stakeholders. Although this domain is receiving increased scrutiny, most studies have been based on relating various dimensions of board structure and composition to …
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Corporate Governance, Performance and Risk-Taking in the U.S. Banking Industry
… of the bank holding company and several board characteristics. We use five proxies for bank performance including Tobin’s Q, ROA, loan loss reserve ratio, non-performing asset ratio, and net charge-offs ratio. Board characteristic variables we include are board size, proportion of …
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Evaluation of the MD shear test method as a criterion for predicting box compressive strength
Corrugated board is a composite sandwich type material used in the packaging industry worldwide. In the design of corrugated boxes, the stacking strength is an important design parameter. Current research shows that box failure is influenced by the flexural rigidities of the panel and its transverse …
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Corporate governance : the case for Asian REITs
… It then proceeds to examine the governance structures in place at the time of an IPO in the emerging REIT market of Singapore. The mechanisms of corporate governance used to evaluate the IPO of the REIT include (i) board structure and composition, (ii) ownership, (iii) compensation, and (iv) …
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Effectiveness of Board Governance in Academic Institutions: The Case of Private Secondary Schools in Arusha Municipality
… municipality to determine the effectiveness of Board Governance in private secondary schools. The specific objectives of the study were to examine the Board structure of the private secondary school boards in Arusha and to examine the functioning of these boards of directors towards facilitating …
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Effectiveness of Board Governance in Academic Institutions: The Case of Private Secondary Schools in Arusha Municipality
… municipality to determine the effectiveness of Board Governance in private secondary schools. The specific objectives of the study were to examine the Board structure of the private secondary school boards in Arusha and to examine the functioning of these boards of directors towards facilitating …
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Public sector corporate governance revisited: the ROI's non-commercial semi-state sector
… compliance and reporting obligations on the boards of the ROI’s statutory agencies, the Code more ciearly defined the role and responsibilities of board members.<br/><br/>A review of the national and international literature indicated that although the significance of boards was generally …
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What Is the Purpose of a Company?
… transferable shares, delegated management with board structure and investor ownership. It is said that these core characteristics support the idea of shareholder primacy. The traditional idea of the purpose of a company has been for a long time to maximize the shareholders’ wealth ie shareholder …
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One and done : an instrumental case study of administrative turnover in a private Christian school.
… curriculum. Using an instrumental case study structure, I conducted interviews with five former administrators and documented my own experiences to facilitate an understanding of the factors that led to each administrator leaving the school after a short tenure. Then, using Farley-Ripple et …
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Essays in Corporate Governance: Issues and Evidence from Equity Carve-Outs
… the relation between firm performance and board structure. In particular, I study how board size, board independence, and CEO duality influence firm performance. I find that board size for non-financial firms is negatively related to firm performance but positively associated with …
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Factors influencing seniors’ community projects: a descriptive and interpretive analysis
… seniors' expertise; (ix) hierarchical board structure; and(x) dissatisfaction with funding criteria. Three conclusions illuminate challenges which seniors’ groups must address. First, funding criteria for seniors’ projects perpetuates service-oriented groups that depend on government …
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The impact of board composition on financial performance of listed corporations in Zambia.
… lose jobs. Corporate governance classifies the board into four attributes, namely, board composition, board characteristics, board structure and board process. The objective of this study was to examine whether there is a relationship between board composition (board size, board independence and …
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The impact of board composition on financial performance of listed corporations in Zambia.
… lose jobs. Corporate governance classifies the board into four attributes, namely, board composition, board characteristics, board structure and board process. The objective of this study was to examine whether there is a relationship between board composition (board size, board independence and …
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The effect of idiosyncratic and macroeconomic risk on cash holdings
… study adds to and expand existing literature on board structure and organisational outcomes and offers a novel approach to evaluating the role of directors in firm social media decisions.
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