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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"CEO Duality"”.
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Does CEO Duality Matter: An Integrative Approach
Some firms allow their CEO to hold the position of Chair of the Board of Directors while other firms choose to split those two positions between two different individuals. This dissertation first examines whether agency control mechanisms, agency problems, and other firm characteristics are related …
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The Internationalization of Emerging Economy Firms: The Impact of Corporate Governance and Political Connections
… I hypothesize that family-controlled firms with CEO duality or a higher proportion of independent directors on the board are more likely to invest in countries with higher institutional quality, while state-controlled firms with such characteristics are less likely to do so. These hypotheses are …
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Essays in Corporate Governance: Issues and Evidence from Equity Carve-Outs
… 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 performance for financial firms. Board independence is positively related to firm …
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Corporate Governance and Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Case Study of Rwanda
… such as board size, board composition, non-CEO duality and the supervision of MFIs to assess the performance of MFIs in Rwanda. The researcher used survey methods using a questionnaire, an interview and focus group to gather data to be used for finding out the correlation between the …
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The effect of board characteristics on firm financial performance of listed companies in Hong Kong
… related to ROA. There was the difference between CEO duality or CEO without duality of the listed companies towards Tobin's Q. The education level of the board was found to be positively related to Tobin's Q. The percentage of independent non-executive directors was found to be positively related …
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The Role of Corporate Governance Mechanisms, Executive Compensation and Regulatory Regimes in Global Incidence of Corporate Financial Fraud
… is associated with increased MCC incidence. CEO duality, single biggest owner, regulatory quality, rising EPS and operating profit margin, linking CEO compensation with total shareholder return and audit committee management independence significantly curtail MCC incidence. Increased …
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The Role of Corporate Governance Mechanisms, Executive Compensation and Regulatory Regimes in Global Incidence of Corporate Financial Fraud
… is associated with increased MCC incidence. CEO duality, single biggest owner, regulatory quality, rising EPS and operating profit margin, linking CEO compensation with total shareholder return and audit committee management independence significantly curtail MCC incidence. Increased …
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The corporate governance and its application`s compliance level implication on the financial performance of listed firms in the Amman Stock Exchange
… (ROA and ROE), but it is positive. In contrast, CEO duality shows a significant adverse effect on both measures. Board composition, and the board's sub-committees independence, including audit and remuneration committees, positively and significantly affect. This thesis contribution can be …
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Corporate Governance, Performance and Risk-Taking in the U.S. Banking Industry
… include are board size, proportion of outsiders, CEO power, CEO tenure and board tenure. We find that a large board enhances bank performance, as proxied by Tobin’s Q and loan quality variables. We find no evidence that board structure or CEO power influences firm performance. We see that CEO and …
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Corporate social and environmental disclosure: evidence from Saudi Arabia
… for managerial ownership, foreign ownership, CEO duality, board size and independency. The determinants of CSED categories indicate that firm age is the most influential factor affecting the five categories and human resource is the category that is related with most of the factors.
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Three Essays on Corporate Governance and CEO Dismissal
… the key issues in corporate governance, CEO incentives, and firm value. The first study examines the impact of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) policy changes on share pledging, focusing on financially constrained (FC) firms. It finds that the 2012 prohibition on share pledging …
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The impact of corporate governance compliance and capital structure on firm performance: Evidence from Pakistan
… thesis are ‘board size’, ‘board independence’, ‘CEO duality’, ‘audit committee size’, ‘managerial ownership’ and ‘ownership concentration’. For the summative measures of corporate governance, this thesis uses CG guidelines issued by the SECP to construct two compliance indices using two different …
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Essays in Financial Economics: Empirical Corporate Finance
… this chapter, we analyze the market reaction to CEO turnover announcements in the presence of information frictions. We find that the market reaction to forced CEO turnover announcements is negatively related to the level of asymmetric information between a firm and its investors. No such …
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The determinants and consequences of corporate social responsibility disclosure : the case of Jordan
… audit committee, type of external auditors, and CEO duality) and ownership structure (government ownership, institutional ownership, and ownership concentration). A quantitative approach is adopted for this research, and a content analysis technique is used to gather CSR disclosure extent and …
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The Effect of Corporate Governance on Firm Performance in Jordan
… for the board size on firm performance. However, CEO duality tends to have a positive effect on the firm performance, which indicates that the Jordanian firms perform better if the chairman and the CEO roles are combined in a single individual. It was also found that NEDs have a negative impact on …
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An empirical investigation of the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance: evidence from Ghana.
… By contrast, the regression results based on the CEO duality, board size, proportion of non-executive directors, audit and remuneration committees suggest either statistically significant or no relationship between each of the five mechanisms and firm performance. These results are not supported …
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Internal corporate governance structures and firm financial performance: evidence from South African listed firms
… to return on assets (ROA). Third, role or CEO duality is statistically significant and positively related to ROA, but statistically insignificant and negatively associated with the Q-ratio. Director shareownership is statistically insignificant and positively related to ROA, but …
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The impact of corporate governance and ownership structure on performance and financial decisions of firms : evidence from Jordan
… shareholders. Our findings support the view that CEO duality has an adverse effect on firm performance. However, CEO membership on the board and concentrated ownership tend to have a positive effect on company performance. The presence of strong foreign equity ownership in firms enhances their …
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A comparison of corporate governance and firm performance in developing (Malaysia) and developed (Australia) financial markets
… shareholder’s concentration (agency cost), CEO duality, board size, and judicial and regulatory authority efficiency. Multifactor corporate governance and the value of a firm (CGVF) models relevant for developed and developing markets are constructed and econometric analyses are performed to …
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