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The relationship between corporate governance, foreign investors' shareholdings, and corporate performance: the case of South Korea

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  • Sun-Wung Hwang
  • Yu Rim Jung

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This study investigates the effects of improved corporate governance on firm value as well as firm performance. By utilising corporate governance index data for the period of 2006 through 2010 published by the Korea Corporate Governance Service, we got the following results. First, firms with relatively good corporate governance yield better firm performance, which in turn results in greater firm values. Specifically, we found through regression analyses that the corporate governance index has a significant positive relation with EBIT/SALES, Tobin's Q, and the market-to-book value ratio (MB). Second, the corporate governance index has a significantly positive impact on the ownership of foreign investors. Third, foreign investor share holdings positively affect the firm performance measured by MB, Tobin's Q, and abnormal returns.

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  • Sun-Wung Hwang & Yu Rim Jung, 2016. "The relationship between corporate governance, foreign investors' shareholdings, and corporate performance: the case of South Korea," Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(4), pages 318-338.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:afasfa:v:6:y:2016:i:4:p:318-338
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