The influence of the board of directors’ characteristics on firm performance: evidence from Malaysian public listed companies

Abdulsamad, Abdulkader Omer and Wan Yusoff, Wan Fauziah and Lasyoud, Alhashmi Aboubaker (2018) The influence of the board of directors’ characteristics on firm performance: evidence from Malaysian public listed companies. Corporate Governance and Sustainability Review, 2 (1). pp. 6-13. ISSN 2519-898X

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.22495/cgsrv2i1p1

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the influence of board characteristics on firm performance. The four boards of directors’ characteristics that are of interest in this paper are: CEO duality, independent directors (ID), board size (BS) and board meeting (BM). Return on Assets (ROA) and Earnings per Share (EPS) are used as measurements for firm performance. Data were collected from secondary sources based on a purposively selected sample of 341 Malaysian Public Listed Companies throughout the period ranging from 2003 to 2013. The data were analyzed using the panel data regression model. Results of testing the influences between board characteristics and firm performance are found to be mixed. For example, board meetings showed weak and negative influences on firm performance while independent directors had weak and positive influences only on ROA. Based on the findings of this study, it has been observed that the present listing requirements, which aligned with the assumptions of agency theory, by the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG) and by the Bursa Malaysia requirements, might not be effective as expected in enhancing future firm performance.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Corporate Governance; Board Characteristics; Firm Performance; Agency Theory; Malaysia Listed Companies
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Technology Management and Business > Department of Business Management
Depositing User:	UiTM Student Praktikal
Date Deposited:	24 Jan 2022 04:30
Last Modified:	24 Jan 2022 04:30
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/5861

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