Transparency and firm performance : a comparison between government-linked and family-owned companies.

• Main Authors: Chan, Shu Ying., Lee, Siu Wei., Lim, Alvin Yuen Hwee.
• Other Authors: Foo, See Liang
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Risk management
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/8928
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper examines the propensity of government-linked companies (GLCs) and family-owned companies to achieve transparency by disclosing information in their annual reports. Also, this paper examines the response of the capital market to the different levels of transparency demonstrated by GLCs and...