Corporate governance in five Arabian Gulf countries

By N. Baydoun, W. Maguire, N. Ryan, R. Willett. 2012

152 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to draw together available data as a means of comparing the state of corporate governance in five countries; Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman. This comparison provides a basis for analyzing the efficacy of corporate governance and government regulation in the region. Design/methodology/approach - The authors construct a measure of corporate governance using the OECD's 2005 survey data, which includes these and many other countries in the sample. The authors analyze the resulting measures in the light of ongoing institutional developments in each country. Findings - Based on the corporate governance measurement scale, Oman is the clear leader among the five countries, followed by Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Bahrain and Qatar rank fourth and fifth, respectively. Originality/value - This paper adds value by transforming the data in the OECD survey, thus adding to the limited information available on corporate governance and related issues in the Arabian Gulf.

Subfields: Accounting, Finance

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1. Ahmed A. Elamer
2. Hussein A. Abdou
3. Collins G. Ntim
4. A. Zalata
5. Mohamed H. Elmagrhi
6. A. Gerged
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1. Ahmed A. Elamer
2. Collins G. Ntim
3. A. Zalata
4. Mohamed H. Elmagrhi
5. Hussein A. Abdou
6. A. Gerged

Citations in the corpus

• Corporate governance and risk disclosure: evidence from Saudi Arabia (2019, unknown): “Family-owned firms account for more than 70% of the listed firms, while Saudi government accounts for around 30% of the listed firms (Baydoun et al., 2013; Albassam, 2014).”
• The impact of multi-layer governance on bank risk disclosure in emerging markets: the case of Middle East and North Africa (2019, background): “These include weak CG structures like CEO role dual, limited board independence, concentrated ownership structures, and poor transparency and disclosure practices (Baydoun, Maguire, Ryan, & Willett, 2012; Samaha et al., 2012).”