Corporate Governance Performance Relationship and the Role of Institutions and Culture: New Evidence from Asian Microfinance Institutions

Ahmad Nawaz, Sidra Shahbaz, Abdul Farooq and Muhammad Masood Anwar

Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 2021, vol. 7, issue 3, 537-551

Abstract: Purpose: In a globalized world today, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) are concerned about their corporate governance mechanism to enhance financial and social performance. However, it largely depends on the existing institutional, cultural and economic factors. This paper furthers the debate on the impact of corporate governance on the financial and social performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Asian Context.Design/Methodology/Approach: The paper utilizes a panel cross-country data set comprised of 183 MFIs in 18 Asian countries over the period of 2010-2018. For empirical analysis, it applies GMM regression technique to control for the endogeniety issue.& &Findings: The results show that generally corporate &governance mechanism contributes more &towards &social &performance &of &MFIs &than &the &financial &performance and a conducive institutional environment enhances both financial and social performance. However, good cultural and economic values contribute only towards the social performance of MFIs.Implications/Originality/Value: Since majority of MFIs irrespective of their status are socially oriented. Therefore, good corporate governance mechanism is more effective in enhancing social performance in particular. Progress towards human development contributes to both financial and social performance of MFIs.

Keywords: Institutions; Culture; Performance; Corporate Governance; Microfinance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.26710/jafee.v7i3.1825

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