أثر هيكل الملكية على أداء الشركات المدرجة في بورصة فلسطين : دراسة تطبيقية

Abstract EN

This study aimed at identifying the effect of ownership structure on performance of companies listed on Palestine Exchange.

In order to achieve this objective, the financial data of such companies were collected during the period 2013-2017 from the financial reports published on the Palestine Exchange website, except for banks and insurance sectors.

The number of companies included in the study population was (28).

To test the study hypotheses, the simple linear regression model was used.

The empirical results revealed that there is a negative impact of institutional ownership on the performance of the companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange as measured by the rate of return on assets and the rate of return on equity, wherease there is no effect of foreign ownership on firms performance.

Based on the previous results, the study made several recommendations for companies, the most important of which is the need to comply to the principles and rules of governance in order to protect the rights and interests of shareholders, and focus on enhancing the performance of companies to attract foreign investors because of its role in stimulating and transferring experiences to the Palestinian Financial Market.