The impact of board characteristics on firm performance: Evidence from nonfinancial listed companies in Kuwaiti Stock Exchange
The core aim of this study is to examine the relationship between board characteristics and the firm performance of non-financial listed Kuwaiti firms.To achieve the objectives of the study, the data were collected from a sample of 136 companies for the financial year 2009.Variables such as CEO d...
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| author | Al-Matari, Ebrahim Mohammed Al-Swidi, Abdullah Kaid Fadzil, Faudziah Hanim Al-Matari, Yahya Ali |
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| description | The core aim of this study is to examine the relationship between board characteristics and the
firm performance of non-financial listed Kuwaiti firms.To achieve the objectives of the study,
the data were collected from a sample of 136 companies for the financial year 2009.Variables
such as CEO duality, COE tenure, audit committee size, board size and board composition were considered as predictors of the firm performance that was measured employing the return on assets (ROA).By contrast, the effects of CEO tenure and leverage on firm performance were found to be negative and significant at the chosen level of significance.To test the hypotheses of the study, multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS 18.0 was utilized.Using the firm size and leverage as a control variable, the findings of the study support the positive effects of CEO duality and audit committee size on ROA.Other findings of the study were discussed in the discussion section and some other future study directions were provided. |
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| spelling | uum-154372016-04-19T02:46:13Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/15437/ The impact of board characteristics on firm performance: Evidence from nonfinancial listed companies in Kuwaiti Stock Exchange Al-Matari, Ebrahim Mohammed Al-Swidi, Abdullah Kaid Fadzil, Faudziah Hanim Al-Matari, Yahya Ali HF5601 Accounting The core aim of this study is to examine the relationship between board characteristics and the firm performance of non-financial listed Kuwaiti firms.To achieve the objectives of the study, the data were collected from a sample of 136 companies for the financial year 2009.Variables such as CEO duality, COE tenure, audit committee size, board size and board composition were considered as predictors of the firm performance that was measured employing the return on assets (ROA).By contrast, the effects of CEO tenure and leverage on firm performance were found to be negative and significant at the chosen level of significance.To test the hypotheses of the study, multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS 18.0 was utilized.Using the firm size and leverage as a control variable, the findings of the study support the positive effects of CEO duality and audit committee size on ROA.Other findings of the study were discussed in the discussion section and some other future study directions were provided. Macrothink Institute 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/15437/1/2384-11561-2-PB.pdf Al-Matari, Ebrahim Mohammed and Al-Swidi, Abdullah Kaid and Fadzil, Faudziah Hanim and Al-Matari, Yahya Ali (2012) The impact of board characteristics on firm performance: Evidence from nonfinancial listed companies in Kuwaiti Stock Exchange. International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, 2 (2). pp. 310-332. ISSN 2162-3082 http://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v2i2.2384 doi:10.5296/ijafr.v2i2.2384 doi:10.5296/ijafr.v2i2.2384 |
| spellingShingle | HF5601 Accounting Al-Matari, Ebrahim Mohammed Al-Swidi, Abdullah Kaid Fadzil, Faudziah Hanim Al-Matari, Yahya Ali The impact of board characteristics on firm performance: Evidence from nonfinancial listed companies in Kuwaiti Stock Exchange |
| title | The impact of board characteristics on firm performance: Evidence from nonfinancial listed companies in Kuwaiti Stock Exchange |
| title_full | The impact of board characteristics on firm performance: Evidence from nonfinancial listed companies in Kuwaiti Stock Exchange |
| title_fullStr | The impact of board characteristics on firm performance: Evidence from nonfinancial listed companies in Kuwaiti Stock Exchange |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of board characteristics on firm performance: Evidence from nonfinancial listed companies in Kuwaiti Stock Exchange |
| title_short | The impact of board characteristics on firm performance: Evidence from nonfinancial listed companies in Kuwaiti Stock Exchange |
| title_sort | impact of board characteristics on firm performance evidence from nonfinancial listed companies in kuwaiti stock exchange |
| topic | HF5601 Accounting |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/15437/1/2384-11561-2-PB.pdf |
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