Abstract
PurposeThe paper aims to focus on diverse ownership structures, especially the controlling shareholder system and their impact on corporate governance.Design/methodology/approachThe paper deliberates the agency problems in concentrated shareholder‐listed companies in general which are related transactions involving controlling shareholders, significant corporate actions, and control transactions. The paper further studies agency issues in Malaysian‐listed companies specifically relating to government‐linked companies and family‐owned companies.FindingsThe paper identifies agency problems in concentrated shareholding‐listed companies which are government linked or family owned and then provide solutions to overcome these problems.Originality/valueSpecific agency problems in Malaysian‐listed companies and solutions to overcome them are presented in this paper.
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