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Board structure composition and financial distress likelihood of Indian firms

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  • Ammar Hafeez
  • Sujata Kar

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This study based on a dataset of 363 BSE listed Indian firms, examines how the composition and structure of their boards, proxied by the corporate governance variables, impact the likelihood of financial distress. Ten variables representing different features of the board were undertaken. These include board size, independent directors, non-executive directors, CEO-chair duality, chair concurrent position, CEO concurrent position, presence of female directors, ownership structure, lineage and having family members on board. Financial ratios and other corporate governance variables were entered as control variables along with industry dummies. Results report that the variables, CEO chair duality, government-owned firms, chair concurrent position, and non-lineage firms reduce the financial distress likelihood. Our results are robust to multiple criteria of the financial distress measures. Moreover, they corroborate one of the important guidelines of the separation of CEO and chairperson positions, suggested by the Kotak Committee in 2017.

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  • Ammar Hafeez & Sujata Kar, 2023. "Board structure composition and financial distress likelihood of Indian firms," International Journal of Management Practice, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 16(1), pages 104-139.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmpra:v:16:y:2023:i:1:p:104-139
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