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The Impact Of Corporate Governance On Stock Price And Trade Volume, Wafaa Salah, May Elewa
The Impact Of Corporate Governance On Stock Price And Trade Volume, Wafaa Salah, May Elewa
Business Administration
The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether corporate governance is associated with stock prices and trade volume for 62 publicly traded firms on the Egyptian Stock Exchange during 2007-2014. The authors hypothesize that firms with strong corporate governance have a significant impact on stock prices and trade volume. To examine the associations, a multiple regression analysis is used. Consistent with the first hypothesis, this study finds firms with strong corporate governance have a significant impact on stock prices while has no significant impact on trade volume. Findings indicate that the quality of corporate governance can affect firms' stock …
Propensity And Comprehensiveness Of Corporate Internet Reporting In Egypt :Do Board Composition And Ownership Structure Matter?, Sara Abdallah, Khaled Samaha, Khaled Dahawy, Ahmed Abdel-Meguid
Propensity And Comprehensiveness Of Corporate Internet Reporting In Egypt :Do Board Composition And Ownership Structure Matter?, Sara Abdallah, Khaled Samaha, Khaled Dahawy, Ahmed Abdel-Meguid
Business Administration
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of corporate governance attributes of listed Egyptian companies on the propensity (adoption) and comprehensiveness (quality) of corporate internet reporting (CIR) practices.
Design/methodology/approach – This study uses archival data from the largest (top) 100 listed companies on the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX 100). Corporate governance attributes are captured by ownership structure (free float, managerial ownership, government ownership) and board of directors’ structure (board size, board independence, CEO-chair duality). Empirical models are used to estimate the effects of these attributes on the propensity, content, presentation, and overall comprehensiveness of CIR. …