A study on the determinants of board composition in the Singapore context.

The objective of this study is to examine the determinants of board composition of 154 public listed companies in Singapore. Based on agency theory and balance of power arguments, we hypothesize that seven firm- and CEO- specific variables explain board composition. Both our univariate and multivari...

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Main Authors:	Lim, Yuan See., Png, Poh Leng., Tan, Bobby Ching Leng.
Other Authors:	Tan, Pearl Hock Neo
Format:	Final Year Project
Published:	2008
Subjects:	DRNTU::Business::Finance::Corporate governance
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/8532
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Institution:	Nanyang Technological University

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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-85322023-05-19T03:30:01Z A study on the determinants of board composition in the Singapore context. Lim, Yuan See. Png, Poh Leng. Tan, Bobby Ching Leng. Tan, Pearl Hock Neo Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business::Finance::Corporate governance The objective of this study is to examine the determinants of board composition of 154 public listed companies in Singapore. Based on agency theory and balance of power arguments, we hypothesize that seven firm- and CEO- specific variables explain board composition. Both our univariate and multivariate analysis show that the most significant explanatory variable is shareholdings by directors. Further, the univariate results show that CEO founder status and CEO tenure are other significant variables that determine board composition. 2008-09-24T07:22:20Z 2008-09-24T07:22:20Z 2000 2000 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/8532 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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description	The objective of this study is to examine the determinants of board composition of 154 public listed companies in Singapore. Based on agency theory and balance of power arguments, we hypothesize that seven firm- and CEO- specific variables explain board composition. Both our univariate and multivariate analysis show that the most significant explanatory variable is shareholdings by directors. Further, the univariate results show that CEO founder status and CEO tenure are other significant variables that determine board composition.
author2	Tan, Pearl Hock Neo
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author	Lim, Yuan See. Png, Poh Leng. Tan, Bobby Ching Leng.
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title	A study on the determinants of board composition in the Singapore context.
title_short	A study on the determinants of board composition in the Singapore context.
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A study on the determinants of board composition in the Singapore context.

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