Corporate governance effect on firms' performance - evidence
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Corporate governance effect on firms' performance - evidence from the UAE

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show the effect of the corporate governance (CG) on firms’ performance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The governance mechanisms employed in this study are board size, board independence and audit committee’s (AC) characteristics. The examined AC charac...

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Main Authors:	Farhan, Ayda, Sheikh Obid, Siti Normala, Annuar, Hairul Azlan
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2017
Subjects:	HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/56734/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56734/1/JEAS%20-%20Corporate%20Governance%20and%20firms%27%20performance%20in%20the%20UAE.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/56734/13/56734_Corporate%20governance%20effect%20on%20firms%E2%80%99%20performance_WOS.pdf

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