Enhancing corporate governance in listed companies with concentrated shareholdings

Shanthy Rachagan

Journal of Financial Crime, 2010, vol. 17, issue 4, 430-440

Abstract: Purpose - The paper aims to focus on diverse ownership structures, especially the controlling shareholder system and their impact on corporate governance. Design/methodology/approach - The paper deliberates the agency problems in concentrated shareholder‐listed companies in general which are related transactions involving controlling shareholders, significant corporate actions, and control transactions. The paper further studies agency issues in Malaysian‐listed companies specifically relating to government‐linked companies and family‐owned companies. Findings - The paper identifies agency problems in concentrated shareholding‐listed companies which are government linked or family owned and then provide solutions to overcome these problems. Originality/value - Specific agency problems in Malaysian‐listed companies and solutions to overcome them are presented in this paper.

Keywords: Corporate governance; Shareholders; Public sector organization; Family firms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1108/13590791011082788

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