Does Corporate Governance Have Implications for Firms: ASEAN Evidence

This paper examines the impact of corporate governance on the cost of capital (COC), dividend policy and financial distress for a sample of companies in five ASEAN countries. The results indicate that insider ownership and CEO duality have positive influence on COC and a negative relationship betwee...

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Main Author: Goh, Chea Ei
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41998/
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description This paper examines the impact of corporate governance on the cost of capital (COC), dividend policy and financial distress for a sample of companies in five ASEAN countries. The results indicate that insider ownership and CEO duality have positive influence on COC and a negative relationship between board independence and COC. Board size plays an important role in determining COC during financial crisis. Board independence is found to be significant in common law countries while board independence and insider ownership are significant variables in affecting COC in civil law countries. Moreover, the findings show that board independence, board size and insider ownership have positive impacts on dividend policy. Board size and blockholders shareholding are important to determine the dividends during financial crisis. Board independence, board size and insider ownership are found be to significant in civil law countries while board size, insider ownership and blockholders ownership are significant variables in affecting dividends in common law countries. Furthermore, CEO duality is important in affecting likelihood of financial distress especially during financial crisis and in civil law countries.
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spelling nottingham-419982017-10-13T01:08:33Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41998/ Does Corporate Governance Have Implications for Firms: ASEAN Evidence Goh, Chea Ei This paper examines the impact of corporate governance on the cost of capital (COC), dividend policy and financial distress for a sample of companies in five ASEAN countries. The results indicate that insider ownership and CEO duality have positive influence on COC and a negative relationship between board independence and COC. Board size plays an important role in determining COC during financial crisis. Board independence is found to be significant in common law countries while board independence and insider ownership are significant variables in affecting COC in civil law countries. Moreover, the findings show that board independence, board size and insider ownership have positive impacts on dividend policy. Board size and blockholders shareholding are important to determine the dividends during financial crisis. Board independence, board size and insider ownership are found be to significant in civil law countries while board size, insider ownership and blockholders ownership are significant variables in affecting dividends in common law countries. Furthermore, CEO duality is important in affecting likelihood of financial distress especially during financial crisis and in civil law countries. 2017 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41998/1/GohCheaEi-41998.pdf Goh, Chea Ei (2017) Does Corporate Governance Have Implications for Firms: ASEAN Evidence. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)]
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Does Corporate Governance Have Implications for Firms: ASEAN Evidence
title Does Corporate Governance Have Implications for Firms: ASEAN Evidence
title_full Does Corporate Governance Have Implications for Firms: ASEAN Evidence
title_fullStr Does Corporate Governance Have Implications for Firms: ASEAN Evidence
title_full_unstemmed Does Corporate Governance Have Implications for Firms: ASEAN Evidence
title_short Does Corporate Governance Have Implications for Firms: ASEAN Evidence
title_sort does corporate governance have implications for firms: asean evidence
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41998/