An empirical analysis of the impact of board structure on the performance of large Saudi firms
Joint Authors
Bajahir, Muhammad Salih
al-Habbash, Murya Sad
Source
Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences
Issue
Vol. 22, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2015), pp.91-105, 15 p.
Publisher
Kuwait University Academic Publication Council
Publication Date
2015-01-31
Country of Publication
Kuwait
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
In 2006 the Saudi Capital Market authority issued the Corporate Governance Code which proposed a variety of monitoring mechanisms that should improve corporate Governance.
However, the impact of these mechanisms on firm performance is still ambiguous.
This study aims to examine the effect of corporate governance mechanisms on the performance of Saudi listed companies.
Specifically, the composition, size and leadership style of boards are tested.
The analysis is extended to investigate the moderating effect of family ownership.
The study uses a sample of 338 large Saudi listed companies.
We find that both duality and independence of the board affect a firms performance.
However, we find that this is not the case in family controlled firms, which suggests that family ownership and corporate governance could be a monitoring substitute for each other.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Habbash, Murya Sad& Bajahir, Muhammad Salih. 2015. An empirical analysis of the impact of board structure on the performance of large Saudi firms. Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences،Vol. 22, no. 1, pp.91-105.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-814032
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Habbash, Murya Sad& Bajahir, Muhammad Salih. An empirical analysis of the impact of board structure on the performance of large Saudi firms. Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences Vol. 22, no. 1 (Jan. 2015), pp.91-105.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-814032
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Habbash, Murya Sad& Bajahir, Muhammad Salih. An empirical analysis of the impact of board structure on the performance of large Saudi firms. Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences. 2015. Vol. 22, no. 1, pp.91-105.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-814032
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 103-105
Record ID
BIM-814032