Ownership, board compensation and company performance in sub-Saharan African countries

Gibson Munisi and Roy Mersland

No 13-041, Working Papers CEB from ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Abstract: In countries with weak institutions board governance becomes more important. This study uses a unique dataset from listed Sub-Saharan African companies to examine the relationship between ownership composition and board compensation. It further analyses the association between board compensation and company performance. The findings indicate that board ownership and CEO ownership are positively associated while state ownership and concentrated ownership are negatively associated with board compensation. There is no evidence of a significant association between chairperson ownership or foreign ownership and board compensation. Finally, there is a negative but not significantly relationship between board compensation and company performance.

Keywords: Boards of Directors; Ownership Structure; Board Compensation; Corporate Governance; Company Performance; Sub-Saharan Africa; Weak Institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G32 G34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 p.
Date: 2013-11-18
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Journal Article: Ownership, Board Compensation and Company Performance in Sub-Saharan African Countries (2016)
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