The Effect of Cost of Capital and Corporate Governance on the Performance of UK Quoted Companies

This study investigates the effect of cost of capital (represented by interest expenses, dividends, interest tax shields, gearing, and Z-score for probability of bankruptcy) and corporate governance characteristics (board size, board composition, role duality, top five largest shareholdings, and man...

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Main Author: Zhang, Weilin
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/23687/