Strengthen Financial Holding Companies’ Business Sustainability by Using a Hybrid Corporate Governance Evaluation Model

Jim-Yuh Huang, Kao-Yi Shen, Joseph C.P. Shieh and Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng
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Jim-Yuh Huang: Graduate Institute of Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
Kao-Yi Shen: Department of Banking & Finance, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 11114, Taiwan
Joseph C.P. Shieh: Graduate Institute of Finance, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng: Graduate Institute of Urban Planning, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 23741, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-27

Abstract: While the importance of corporate governance has been broadly acknowledged in global financial markets and academic research, how to devise a practical evaluation system is relatively unexplored. This paper attempts to refine the Corporate Governance Evaluation System (CGES), constructed by the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) since 2014. The current CGES has several debatable issues in its complicated design (e.g., it comprises over 80 indicators in different types). To resolve those issues, this study invited ten senior domain experts (including several CEOs of financial holding companies) to retrieve 13 essential criteria from the CGES in four dimensions. Additionally, this study integrates several multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods (i.e., decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL), modified VIKOR, DEMATEL-based analytical network process (DANP)) and the fuzzy evaluation technique to rank the exemplary companies. The final ranking is consistent with the one released from the CGES in 2017. This study conducted additional experiments to ensure the robustness of the findings. The newly devised model not only assists the ranking decisions but also supports a company in discussing the plausible action plans to strengthen corporate governance based on the analytics. These findings enrich the understanding of corporate governance and contribute to gaining business sustainability for financial holding companies.

Keywords: corporate governance; business sustainability; multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM); decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL); VIKOR; DEMATEL-based analytical network process (DANP); fuzzy set theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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