Corporate Expropriation From The Perspective Of Ownership Contestability And Board Governance In Malaysia
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Date
2018
Authors
Hamzah, Ahmad Husni
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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This thesis examines the effect of ownership contestability and board governance on corporate expropriation in Malaysia. The objective of the study is to investigate whether the presence of multiple shareholders structure and board governance have significant impact on the corporate expropriation of Malaysian PLCs. Specifically, the study is directed towards identifying the effect of ownership of only controlling shareholder and board governance on corporate expropriation, the effect of ownership contestability between controlling shareholder and large shareholders; and board governance on corporate expropriation and the effect of ownership of only large shareholders and board governance on corporate expropriation. Using panel data regression, this thesis analysed listed firms in Bursa Malaysia from 2008 to 2012. The findings of this study infers that the powerful controlling shareholder who has significant control over the firm enables them to dominate the decision making process and hence increases firm’s vulnerability towards corporate expropriation. It is also found that the first degree of ownership contestability is ineffective to become a tool that influences the corporate expropriation. At the second degree of ownership contestability, this findings signify that the presence of two large shareholders could contest the power of controlling shareholder and produce more pressure to influence corporate expropriation. Meanwhile, at the third degree of ownership contestability, it infers that the presence of five large shareholders is ineffective in alleviating corporate expropriation. With regards to the role of board governance: board structure, board diversity and board remuneration, it can be concluded that large board size is positively influenced corporate expropriation in the setting of non-contestability of corporate ownership (LSH).
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Ownership contestability and board governance , corporate expropriation in Malaysia