Corporate Governance Code: The Application and Effect on Sustainability of Selected Insurance Companies in Nigeria

O. L. Kuye (), A. A. Sulaimon () and Joyce M. Odiachi ()

Academic Journal of Economic Studies, 2020, vol. 6, issue 1, 22-30

Abstract: Corporate governance as a concept operates on expectation placed on organisations to have in place processes which will promote, ensure and encourage accountability. This paper sought as its essence, to examine corporate governance code and its effect on sustainability of selected companies in the Nigerian insurance industry. With the aid of a cross-sectional survey and a structured questionnaire, the study sampled a population of 238 employees with responses was gotten from 165 accounting for about 70% response rate which were utilised. The study employed regression analysis in order to ascertain and establish the relationship existing between both the dependent and the independent variables. Study results revealed that a significant relationship exists between board size of an organisation and sustainability at (r = 0.417, p

Keywords: Corporate governance code; sustainability; audit committee; board of directors; insurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M10 M14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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