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Title: The Relationship between Board Structure and Firm Performance of Listed Plantation Companies in Sri Lanka
Authors: Weerakkodi, W.A.S.L.
Sujeewa, G.M.M.
Keywords: Corporate governance
Board structure
Firm performance
ROA
ROE
Board of directors
Issue Date: 2016
Publisher: Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation: Weerakkodi, W.A.S.L. and Sujeewa, G.M.M. 2016. The Relationship between Board Structure and Firm Performance of Listed Plantation Companies in Sri Lanka. In Proceedings of the Undergraduates Research Conference - 2016, 11th January 2017, Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between board structure and firm performance in listed plantation companies in Sri Lanka. The main objective of this study is to find out the relationship between board structure and firm performance. This research discusses the role and the importance of boards and how boards affect firm performance and internal corporate governance mechanisms such as board size, board gender diversity, CEO Duality and proportion of independent non-executive directors. Eighteen listed plantation firms were selected as the sample size in the Colombo Stock Exchange for the periods 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Multiple regression analysis has been employed to analyze the relationship between board structure and firm performance. It indicates that the board size is positively associated with Return on Assets and Return on Equity. However, the results reveal that the separation of the two posts of CEO and chairman has a positive relationship with the firm performance. It means when separate CEO Duality is existed firm performance will increase. The obtained results report that the board gender diversity has no significant relationship with firm performance and proportion of independent non-executive directors show a positive relationship with firm performance
URI: http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/16481
ISSN: 2550- 2611
Appears in Collections:2nd ICARE Student's Conference - 2016

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