The Effect of Board Characteristics as Corporate Governance Attribute on Firm Performance in Pakistan
Keywords:
Return on assets, board size, CEO duality, board activityAbstract
Purpose: Most of the prior studies followed board characteristics as corporate
governance attribute, the study to follow on the basis of literature support to use
board characteristics as one of the corporate governance attributes. The objective of
this research study is to investigate the effect of the board of director's characteristics
on firm performance of the Pakistani oil and gas firms listed on Pakistan Stock
Exchange (PSX).
Methodology/Design: Data was collected from the annual reports of oil and gas
firms listed on (PSX). The study applies pooled OLS regression on all oil and gas
firms listed on PSX for the period from 2008-2015. Return on assets (ROA) is used
as a proxy for measuring firm performance which is the dependent variable. Whereas
the independent variables used in the study are board size, board independence, CEO
duality, board activity.
Findings: The board size and board independence are found significant factors of
firm’s performance in Pakistan. Whereas, CEO duality and board activity are
insignificant in determining the performance of firms in Pakistani oil and gas firms.
Implications: The outcomes and findings of the present study are significant for,
regulators, legislators and investors, in order to determine which governance
mechanism is important in improving firm performance in Pakistan.
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