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Do Families Shape Corporate Board Structure in Emerging Economies?

In: Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets

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  • Mohammad Badrul Muttakin

    (Deakin University)

  • Arifur Khan

    (Deakin University)

  • Nava Subramaniam

    (Deakin University)

Abstract

This study investigates whether there are significant differences in corporate board structure between family and non-family firms using listed companies in Bangladesh where family firms are the most dominant form of public companies. The results of this study suggest that family firms in Bangladesh adopt a distinctly different board structure from non-family firms. In particular, this study finds that family firms have a lower proportion of independent directors and foreign directors than non-family firms. Further, family firms have smaller boards than non-family firms. However, family firms are likely to have more CEO duality and female directors than their non-family counterparts. The findings of this study contribute to extant research on corporate board structure. The overall findings of this study imply that families of Bangladeshi firms have a different board structure compared to non-family firms, and the structure appears to promote a close locus of control for families that facilitates family dominance to prevail.

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  • Mohammad Badrul Muttakin & Arifur Khan & Nava Subramaniam, 2014. "Do Families Shape Corporate Board Structure in Emerging Economies?," CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, in: Sabri Boubaker & Duc Khuong Nguyen (ed.), Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets, edition 127, pages 109-131, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:csrchp:978-3-642-44955-0_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-44955-0_5
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    1. Vuong, Quan-Hoang & Huyen, Nguyen Thanh Thanh & Pham, Thanh-Hang & Phuong, Luong Anh & Nguyen, Minh-Hoang, 2020. "Mapping the intellectual and conceptual structure of research on gender issues in the family business: A bibliometric review," OSF Preprints jgnrw, Center for Open Science.
    2. Nguyen, Minh-Hoang, 2021. "Gender issues in family business research: A bibliometric scoping review," OSF Preprints vb7rz, Center for Open Science.

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