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Evaluation of corporate governance systems by credit rating agencies

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  • Amir Louizi

    (IDRAC Business School)

  • Radhouane Kammoun

    (TELECOM-Lille, Institut Mines-Télécom and University of Lille (RIME Lab))

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In periods of high market volatility, and in order to minimize their risks, some investors prefer to invest their funds in well-governed companies. This paper aims to describe the methodology used by rating agencies to assess corporate governance systems (CGS) and to compare agencies’ practices. More and more the shareholders and creditors incorporate mechanisms related to CGS in the assessment of risks. Using a sample of five rating agencies, we distill 51 governance criteria to two governance factors using principal components analysis. The first factor represents the “shareholders rights and board of directors”. The second one is related to “remuneration policy and convergence of interests for shareholders and managers”. We identify three different business models for the corporate governance rating process.

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  • Amir Louizi & Radhouane Kammoun, 2016. "Evaluation of corporate governance systems by credit rating agencies," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 20(2), pages 363-385, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jmgtgv:v:20:y:2016:i:2:d:10.1007_s10997-015-9331-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s10997-015-9331-3
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