Corporate governance and performance: a comparative study of Shari’ah approved and non-shari’ah approved companies on Bursa Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohamad Ibrahim, Shahul Hameed, A.H, Fatima, Htay, Sheila Nu Nu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006
• Subjects: HG1501 Banking
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/29614/1/Bursa_Malaysia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/29614/; http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1827138&show=html
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This study examines whether Shari’ah approved companies with majority Muslim directors adopt better corporate governance (CG) than non-Shari’ah approved companies with majority non-Muslim directors and whether the performance of the former is better than that of the latter. The objective of this...