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lunes, 3 de octubre de 2016

On the relationship between corporate governance and value creation in an economic crisis


The latest publication of the BRQ Business Research Quaterly Journal, num. 19(04) includes an article titled “On the relationship between corporate governance and value creation in an economic crisis: Empirical evidence for the Spanish case”. This article was written by Santiago Lago-Peñas, Elena Rivo (both GEN researchers) and Mónica Villanueva-Villar (University of Vigo).
This paper analyses the effect of corporate governance on value creation. It relies upon a dataset that includes the companies listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange for the period from 2005 to 2012. Attention is focused on the structure and composition of boards. In particular, four variables are analyzed: the size, independence of board members and their diligence (measured by the number of meetings), and the duality between chairman and chief executive officer.
Over the period of the deepest economic crisis (2009–2012), the most significant variables that had a positive effect on value creation were independence and size. Hence, the global financial crisis has highlighted the need for effective corporate governance. Policy makers should think about translating the recommendations of the Good Governance Codes into legislation (mandatory), to improve corporate governance.

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