Financial Flexibility and Health Sector Firm Performance in ASEAN-5 Countries: Moderate Role of Directors with MD Degree

Nida Hanasa () and Arief Wibisono Lubis
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Nida Hanasa: Universitas Indonesia, Faculty of Economics and Business
Arief Wibisono Lubis: Universitas Indonesia, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business

A chapter in Proceedings of the 7th Global Conference on Business, Management, and Entrepreneurship (GCBME 2022), 2024, pp 112-125 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Under uncertain circumstances, Financial flexibility plays a crucial role in strategic adjustment for businesses and is also vital for firms in developing countries with high volatility stock markets. With increasing public attention to the health sector as the pandemic progresses, the question arises whether healthcare companies should be led by directors with medical backgrounds or not. This study investigates the impact of financial flexibility on the performance of enterprises in the health sector in ASEAN-5 countries with the moderating role of directors with medical doctor (MD) degrees. Data for 2015–2020 from health sector firms listed on the stock exchange of five ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore) were collected and analyzed using the time-series regression technique. Analysis was conducted using Stata software. The study finds that financial flexibility has no influence on health sector firms’ performance in ASEAN-5 countries, and directors with MD degree has no moderating effect.

Keywords: Medical Doctor; Board of Directors; Financial Flexibility; Firm Performance; Health Sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-234-7_12

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