Remuneration committee attributes and firm performance in finance industry

The study examines the influence of remuneration committee attributes on performance of finance companies for the period 2007-2011. Based on the data obtained from 37 finance companies listed under the finance segment of the main market of Bursa Malaysia, the result indicates significant positive re...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Saat, Nur Ashikin, Kallamu, Basiru Salisu
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Published: Medwell Online 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35231/
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description The study examines the influence of remuneration committee attributes on performance of finance companies for the period 2007-2011. Based on the data obtained from 37 finance companies listed under the finance segment of the main market of Bursa Malaysia, the result indicates significant positive relationship between RC attributes and firm performance. In terms of the coefficient of the variables, the result indicates that independent committee chair is significantly negatively related with accounting returns. This is contrary to agency theory and theoretically consistent with stewardship theory which suggests that executive directors are good stewards and in terms of conflict of the interest, the interest of the principal will prevail. This implies that the requirement for RC to be composed of only non-executive directors may not be the appropriate governance arrangement for finance companies. The result indicates a significant improvement in corporate governance in finance companies based on attributes of remuneration committee after the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance was revised.
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spelling upm-352312015-12-31T03:07:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35231/ Remuneration committee attributes and firm performance in finance industry Mohd. Saat, Nur Ashikin Kallamu, Basiru Salisu The study examines the influence of remuneration committee attributes on performance of finance companies for the period 2007-2011. Based on the data obtained from 37 finance companies listed under the finance segment of the main market of Bursa Malaysia, the result indicates significant positive relationship between RC attributes and firm performance. In terms of the coefficient of the variables, the result indicates that independent committee chair is significantly negatively related with accounting returns. This is contrary to agency theory and theoretically consistent with stewardship theory which suggests that executive directors are good stewards and in terms of conflict of the interest, the interest of the principal will prevail. This implies that the requirement for RC to be composed of only non-executive directors may not be the appropriate governance arrangement for finance companies. The result indicates a significant improvement in corporate governance in finance companies based on attributes of remuneration committee after the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance was revised. Medwell Online 2013 Article NonPeerReviewed Mohd. Saat, Nur Ashikin and Kallamu, Basiru Salisu (2013) Remuneration committee attributes and firm performance in finance industry. International Business Management, 7 (6). pp. 475-484. ISSN 1993-5250 http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=ibm.2013.475.484 10.3923/ibm.2013.475.484
spellingShingle Mohd. Saat, Nur Ashikin
Kallamu, Basiru Salisu
Remuneration committee attributes and firm performance in finance industry
title Remuneration committee attributes and firm performance in finance industry
title_full Remuneration committee attributes and firm performance in finance industry
title_fullStr Remuneration committee attributes and firm performance in finance industry
title_full_unstemmed Remuneration committee attributes and firm performance in finance industry
title_short Remuneration committee attributes and firm performance in finance industry
title_sort remuneration committee attributes and firm performance in finance industry
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35231/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35231/