Toward Developing an Effective Board: Evidence From UAE-Listed Companies

This article employed multiple regression analysis to investigate the variables that significantly determine the effectiveness of the board of directors in listed companies in the Middle East with a particular focus on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This empirical study revealed significant links b...

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Published inJournal of transnational management Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 151 - 175
Main Authors Adawi, Mohamed, Rwegasira, Kami
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Taylor & Francis Group 01.04.2010
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
board characteristics
board composition
board effectiveness
Board of directors
board processes
board structure
Boards of directors
Corporate governance
Effectiveness studies
Enterprises
Financial performance
firm performance
Institutional investments
Institutional investors
Management
Price earnings ratio
Regression analysis
shareholder characteristics
Stockholders
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
United Arab Emirates
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Summary:This article employed multiple regression analysis to investigate the variables that significantly determine the effectiveness of the board of directors in listed companies in the Middle East with a particular focus on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This empirical study revealed significant links between board and shareholder characteristics and company performance as measured by the price-earnings ratio. Board processes and the presence of private institutional investors proves to be the central factors for board effectiveness. The structural aspects of the board such as size and composition are shown not to be significant for shaping board output.
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ISSN:1547-5778
1547-5786
DOI:10.1080/15332667.2010.481253