Political connection and corporate governance

This paper examines the association between firm valuation and political connection. Our findings show that politically connected firms have higher market valuation than non-politically connected firms. We also investigate the association between political connection and corporate governance. We fin...

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Principais autores: Ang, Yueh Leng, Lee, Gek Theng, Chew, Philip Boon Hui
Outros Autores: Lee, Kin Wai
Formato: Final Year Project (FYP)
Publicado em: 2008
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Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9591
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Resumo:This paper examines the association between firm valuation and political connection. Our findings show that politically connected firms have higher market valuation than non-politically connected firms. We also investigate the association between political connection and corporate governance. We find that politically connected firms adopt strong corporate governance structures.