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Structure de propriété,relation d'agence et performance financière;Ownership structure,agency relationship and financial performance

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  • Gérard Charreaux

    (Université de Bourgogne)

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(VF)Cette étude a pour objectif de tester l'incidence de la structure de propriété et plus généralement de la forme organisationnelle sur la performance financière, dans l'optique de la théorie de l'agence en distinguant trois types de sociétés: les sociétés managériales, les sociétés controlées et les sociétés familiales. Après une discussion préalable sur la notion de performance financière et le choix d'une mesure adéquate, les tests ont été conduits sur les différentes mesures sélectionnées et sur un échantillon de sociétés cotées françaises afin de vérifier la validité de certaines conclusions fondées sur des recherches effectuées aux Etats-Unis, puis d'apprécier la pertinence de la démarche proposée. Les conclusions obtenues corroborent la thèse de la neutralité de la structure de propriété et, plus généralement, de la forme organisationnelle, lorsqu'on considère le point de vue des actionnaires. Par contre, si on adopte l'objectif de maximisation de la valeur de la firme, les sociétés familiales réalisent une performance supérieure. L'origine de ce dernier résultat qui confirmerait l'hypothèse de convergence des intérêts, pourrait se situer dans l'importance des coûts d'agence liés à l'endettement dans ce type de firme.(VA)This study aims to test the effect of ownership structure and more broadly of organizational form on financial performance according to agency theory, by distinguishing between three types of firms: managerial firms, controlled firms and family-owned firms. After discussing the financial performance notion and choice of a relevant performance measure, tests have been conducted on the selected measures for a sample of French listed firms in order to verify validity of some conclusions based on american studies and to judge the relevancy of the proposed arguing. Our findings corroborate the neutrality thesis of ownership structure and of organizational form, from shareholders' point of view. On the contrary, if we adopt the firm-value maximization goal, family-owned firms obtain a higher performance. This last result, which should confirm the convergence-of-interest hypothesis, could be explained by importance of debt-financing agency costs in this kind of firms.

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  • Gérard Charreaux, 1988. "Structure de propriété,relation d'agence et performance financière;Ownership structure,agency relationship and financial performance," Working Papers CREGO 0891001, Université de Bourgogne - CREGO EA7317 Centre de recherches en gestion des organisations, revised Oct 1989.
  • Handle: RePEc:dij:wpfarg:0891001
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    Keywords

    théorie de l'agence; structure de propriété; mesure de performance; agency theory; ownership structure; performance measurement.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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