Corporate governance, ownership structure and performance of SMEs in Ghana: implications for financing opportunities

By J. Abor, N. Biekpe. 2007

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Subfields: Accounting, Economics and Econometrics

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Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: Evidence from the Insurance Sector of Ghana (2012, methodology): “However, little research has been done on the subject in developing countries, and even less in Ghana, some recent studies notwithstanding, namely, Abor and Biekpe, 2007, Tsamenyi et al, 2007, Bokpin et al, 2009. And specifically no study has yet been undertaken on corporate governance and performan”
Upper Echelon Theory Revisited: The Relationship between CEO Personal Characteristics and Financial Leverage Decision (2015, background): “Abor and Biekpe (2007) argue that women-owned businesses are less likely to use debt for a variety of reasons, including discrimination and greater risk aversion.”
Corporate governance: the impact of director and board structure, ownership structure and corporate control on the performance of listed companies on the Ghana stock exchange (2016, methodology): “Model The research adopts a model similar to that adopted by Abor and Biekpe (2007) who used firm performance as a function of board and ownership structure.”
The Impact of Corporate Governance and Financial Leverage on the Value of American Firms (2013, methodology): “…studies, measures pertaining to i) CEO Duality, Board Size, Audit Committee, and Tobin’s Q were taken from Kyereboah-Coleman (2007), ii) Financial Leverage, Firm Size, and Return on Assets were taken from Gill and Mathur (2011b), and iii) insider holdings were taken from Abor and Biekpe (2007).”
Ownership Structure and Intellectual Capital Performance in Malaysia (2009, positive): “Consistent with this theory, Demsetz and Lehn (1985) and Abor and Biekpe (2007) found a positive relationship between company performance and the level of managerial ownership in companies.6 Consistent with the argument above, we predict that, as management ownership increases, the management tends…”