Corporate Governance, Institutional Characteristics, and Director Networks in Malaysia

Mohd Faizal Jamaludin and Fathyah Hashim ()
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Mohd Faizal Jamaludin: Commerce Department, Politeknik Tuanku Sultanah Bahiyah, 09000 Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia
Fathyah Hashim: Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance (AAMJAF), 2017, vol. 13, issue 2, 135-154

Abstract: This study explores the structural relationship of director networks among boards of directors in publicly listed companies in Malaysia using social network analysis (SNA) techniques at both the director and company levels. This paper examines whether company corporate governance practices and institutional characteristics are associated with company network size and pattern. SNA performed using UCINET and NetDraw software shows that the directors and company in the networking are moderately connected. This suggests that there is a small group of directors or companies that are well-connected and well-positioned to exercise power, control, and influence over the network. This study also reveals the interconnectedness of board members and companies. The regression results also identify a group of the most well-connected and well-positioned directors and companies in Malaysia’s corporate governance environment. The results suggest that board size, board meeting, and duality are the corporate governance practices, which most influence company network size and pattern. The presence of a Bumiputera or politically-connected director is an institutional characteristic, which especially determines the network of a company.

Keywords: Board of directors; corporate governance; director network; institutional characteristics; social network analysis. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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