The impact of institutions on the development of corporate governance in Saudi Arabia

Recent studies highlight the importance of improving corporate governance practices in order to reduce the impact of financial crises on the economy. However, doing so requires consideration of exactly what forms corporate governance, particularly in a national context. Such consideration necessitat...

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Main Author: Bukhari, Mazin Sirajuddin
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/14263/
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description Recent studies highlight the importance of improving corporate governance practices in order to reduce the impact of financial crises on the economy. However, doing so requires consideration of exactly what forms corporate governance, particularly in a national context. Such consideration necessitates some focus on institutions, an area which has been largely neglected by previous research. As such, this research primarily focuses on understanding a range of institutions in a non-Western, emerging society. Attention will be paid to the influence of such institutions on the emergence and development of corporate governance regimes from an institutional theory perspective, as perceived by significant social actors. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with corporate governance managers in Saudi Arabia. Findings suggest that the emergence of corporate governance regimes in a non-Western, emerging society (Saudi Arabia) is influenced by family, kinship, bureaucratic state, and religion institutions. Family and kinship institutions appear to negatively impact on the emergence and development of corporate governance in this non-Western, emerging society in terms of issues surrounding control, abuse, and conflict of interest. The bureaucratic state and religion appear to positively influence the development of corporate governance in the Saudi Arabian non-Western, emerging society in terms of issues centred on implementation, compliance, and supporting roles. This research provides a new understanding of the impact of, and role played by, institutions in the formation of corporate governance in a non-Western, emerging society which is an under-researched context. Implications, such as how to reduce negative institutional impacts and take advantage of more positive ones, are discussed. Finally, suggestions for further research are offered. Such research might focus on exploring the impact of institutions from extended standpoints of institutional theory, for example institutional logics and institutional work perspectives.
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spelling nottingham-142632025-02-28T11:29:43Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/14263/ The impact of institutions on the development of corporate governance in Saudi Arabia Bukhari, Mazin Sirajuddin Recent studies highlight the importance of improving corporate governance practices in order to reduce the impact of financial crises on the economy. However, doing so requires consideration of exactly what forms corporate governance, particularly in a national context. Such consideration necessitates some focus on institutions, an area which has been largely neglected by previous research. As such, this research primarily focuses on understanding a range of institutions in a non-Western, emerging society. Attention will be paid to the influence of such institutions on the emergence and development of corporate governance regimes from an institutional theory perspective, as perceived by significant social actors. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with corporate governance managers in Saudi Arabia. Findings suggest that the emergence of corporate governance regimes in a non-Western, emerging society (Saudi Arabia) is influenced by family, kinship, bureaucratic state, and religion institutions. Family and kinship institutions appear to negatively impact on the emergence and development of corporate governance in this non-Western, emerging society in terms of issues surrounding control, abuse, and conflict of interest. The bureaucratic state and religion appear to positively influence the development of corporate governance in the Saudi Arabian non-Western, emerging society in terms of issues centred on implementation, compliance, and supporting roles. This research provides a new understanding of the impact of, and role played by, institutions in the formation of corporate governance in a non-Western, emerging society which is an under-researched context. Implications, such as how to reduce negative institutional impacts and take advantage of more positive ones, are discussed. Finally, suggestions for further research are offered. Such research might focus on exploring the impact of institutions from extended standpoints of institutional theory, for example institutional logics and institutional work perspectives. 2014-06-02 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/14263/1/Mazin_Bukhari_PhD_Thesis_2014.pdf Bukhari, Mazin Sirajuddin (2014) The impact of institutions on the development of corporate governance in Saudi Arabia. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. Corporate governance social institutions religious institutions Saudi Arabia
spellingShingle Corporate governance
social institutions
religious institutions
Saudi Arabia
Bukhari, Mazin Sirajuddin
The impact of institutions on the development of corporate governance in Saudi Arabia
title The impact of institutions on the development of corporate governance in Saudi Arabia
title_full The impact of institutions on the development of corporate governance in Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr The impact of institutions on the development of corporate governance in Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed The impact of institutions on the development of corporate governance in Saudi Arabia
title_short The impact of institutions on the development of corporate governance in Saudi Arabia
title_sort impact of institutions on the development of corporate governance in saudi arabia
topic Corporate governance
social institutions
religious institutions
Saudi Arabia
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/14263/