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In: Science International, 27(6), 6361-6366, 2015
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments December 30, 2015 erstellt
Description:
Board of directors has been recognized as an important element of the governance mechanism in a firm; particularly after the high profile catastrophes like Enron, Andersen, AOL, Parmalat, WorldCom and many more around the globe; that led to huge economic losses; and ultimately resulting in devastation of financial sectors around the globe. These losses have raised serious concerns regarding governance issues in the corporate sector; particularly questioning the capability of the boards in terms of securing stockholders' wealth. As a result, majority of the corporate governance reforms (codes, practices, regulations, recommendations, etc.) have directly linked corporate governance practices to increased functioning of the board members. This study aims at advancing the global corporate research agenda by collecting fresh evidence from Pakistan. We shall be studying listed companies working under the corporate governance regime in Pakistan; and will be looking at the association between board compositions and firms' performance. The aim of this study is to look at the impact of board composition on two performance measures (return on assets and return on equity) of the firm. Using linear regression on actual sample of 100 listed companies on the Lahore Stock Exchange, Pakistan, we have found that board composition (i.e. independent directors and chairman elected from non-executive director) and leadership structure (CEO duality) significantly related to the firm performance. Furthermore, we found that two accounting measures demonstrate different results