Abdul Latif, Rohaida and Kamardin, Hasnah and Taufil Mohd, Kamarun Nisham and Che Adam, Noriah (2013) Multiple directorships, board characteristics and firm performance in Malaysia. Management, 3 (2). pp. 105-111. ISSN 2162-9374

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Abstract

The objective of the study is two-fold.First, the study examines the extent of multiple directorship practices of Malaysian public listed companies.Secondly, the study assesses the relationship of several board characteristics with firm performance.Using a sample of 132 companies in 2008, the result shows that almost 90% of directors of Malaysian public listed firms have between 1 to 3 directorships. The multiple directorships affect firms’ market performance positively but not significantly.Ex government officials and founders have positive and significant influence on performance.Family ownership is significant and has U-shaped relationship with performance. The findings to some extent have policy implication to corporate governance practices

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Multiple Directorship, Corporate Governance,Ex-Government Officials,Firm Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5601 Accounting
Divisions:	Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy (TISSA)
Depositing User:	Dr. Rohaida Abdul Latif
Date Deposited:	25 Sep 2013 00:58
Last Modified:	14 Apr 2016 03:34
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/9090

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