Board of directors, strategic control and corporate financial performance of Malaysian listed construction and technology companies: an empirical analysis

Board of directors, strategic control and corporate financial performance of Malaysian listed construction and technology companies: an empirical analysis

This study investigates the often claimed linkage between board of directors' attributes and corporate performance in the construction and technology sectors between financial year 2000 and 2001. More specifically, this study examines the impact of board of directors'composition and contr...

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Main Authors: Haron, Razali, Ibrahim, Khairunisah, Muhamad, Nordin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Icfai University Press 2008
Subjects:
HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/10493/
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spelling iium-104932011-12-19T07:48:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/10493/ Board of directors, strategic control and corporate financial performance of Malaysian listed construction and technology companies: an empirical analysis Haron, Razali Ibrahim, Khairunisah Muhamad, Nordin HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance. This study investigates the often claimed linkage between board of directors' attributes and corporate performance in the construction and technology sectors between financial year 2000 and 2001. More specifically, this study examines the impact of board of directors'composition and control function on firm performance. The researchers further explore the differences in board diversity ratio and category of auditing firms within each sector with regards to company financial performance. Correlation and paired sample t-test statistic is employed to test the mean differences of variables between the two sectors. To further explore the differences in board diversity ratio and the categories of auditing firms within each sector with regards to the company’s financial performance, the study employs multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). In conclusion, there are certain aspects of board attributes and control functions that differ between the two sectors, and these significantly influence firm performance. This finding thus confirms the differences in business nature and environment between the two sectors. The Icfai University Press 2008-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/10493/1/Board_of_Directors_strategic_Control_and_Corporate_Financial_Performance.pdf Haron, Razali and Ibrahim, Khairunisah and Muhamad, Nordin (2008) Board of directors, strategic control and corporate financial performance of Malaysian listed construction and technology companies: an empirical analysis. The ICFAI University Journal of Corporate Governance, VII (4). pp. 18-33. ISSN 0972-6853 http://www.iupindia.org
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topic HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
spellingShingle HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
Haron, Razali
Ibrahim, Khairunisah
Muhamad, Nordin
Board of directors, strategic control and corporate financial performance of Malaysian listed construction and technology companies: an empirical analysis
description This study investigates the often claimed linkage between board of directors' attributes and corporate performance in the construction and technology sectors between financial year 2000 and 2001. More specifically, this study examines the impact of board of directors'composition and control function on firm performance. The researchers further explore the differences in board diversity ratio and category of auditing firms within each sector with regards to company financial performance. Correlation and paired sample t-test statistic is employed to test the mean differences of variables between the two sectors. To further explore the differences in board diversity ratio and the categories of auditing firms within each sector with regards to the company’s financial performance, the study employs multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). In conclusion, there are certain aspects of board attributes and control functions that differ between the two sectors, and these significantly influence firm performance. This finding thus confirms the differences in business nature and environment between the two sectors.
format Article
author Haron, Razali
Ibrahim, Khairunisah
Muhamad, Nordin
author_facet Haron, Razali
Ibrahim, Khairunisah
Muhamad, Nordin
author_sort Haron, Razali
title Board of directors, strategic control and corporate financial performance of Malaysian listed construction and technology companies: an empirical analysis
title_short Board of directors, strategic control and corporate financial performance of Malaysian listed construction and technology companies: an empirical analysis
title_full Board of directors, strategic control and corporate financial performance of Malaysian listed construction and technology companies: an empirical analysis
title_fullStr Board of directors, strategic control and corporate financial performance of Malaysian listed construction and technology companies: an empirical analysis
title_full_unstemmed Board of directors, strategic control and corporate financial performance of Malaysian listed construction and technology companies: an empirical analysis
title_sort board of directors, strategic control and corporate financial performance of malaysian listed construction and technology companies: an empirical analysis
publisher The Icfai University Press
publishDate 2008
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/10493/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/10493/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/10493/1/Board_of_Directors_strategic_Control_and_Corporate_Financial_Performance.pdf
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