Abstract
Research suggests that firms with better corporate governance outperform others. However, the literature provides no consensus about the direction or magnitude of the relationship. This paper seeks to clarify the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance by conducting a meta-analysis of 25 previous studies. The analysis has three specific concerns i.e., the moderating effects of (1) legal systems (common law or civil law), (2) governance mechanisms (external or both external and internal governance) and (3) performance measures (accounting or market value). The findings show that the external governance mechanisms measured by antitakeover provisions and market value of firm performance measured by Tobin’s Q and market to book value are the key moderators of this relationship. This paper has important implications for regulators and directors by proposing external governance to be an influential factor of firm performance. This paper is also of interest to the investors and companies by highlighting the significant relationship between corporate governance and market value of the firm.
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