Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: A Study of Family and Non-family Controlled Firms in Singapore

Group No: 5382

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
NANYANG BUSINESS SCHOOL

AB329 APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECT
Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: A Study of Family and Non-family Controlled Firms in Singapore

U1010347C
U1010546K
U1010424G

Chua Ang Hong
Ho Chuan Lui
Tee Chin Siang Bryan

Supervisor: Associate Professor Ho Kim Wai

Applied Research Project submitted to the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang
Technological University in partial fulfillment for the double degree of Bachelor of
Accountancy and Bachelor of Business.

Academic Year 2012/2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………………………………...
ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………
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INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………......
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LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………..
2.1)
Family and Non-family Companies’ Performance…………….........
2.2)
Board Composition………………………………………………….
2.3)
Directors’ Qualification……………………………………………..
2.4)
Board Meetings……………………………………………………...
2.5)
Leadership Structure………………………………………………...
2.6)
Control Variables……………………………………………………
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY………………………………………......
3.1)
Data…………………………………………………………….........
3.2)
Research Model and Measurement…………………………….........
3.3)
Model Specification…………………………………………………
3.4)
Approach……………………………………………………………
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RESULTS AND ANALYSIS……………………………………………….
4.1)
Descriptive Analysis…………………………………………...........
4.2)
Univariate Test……………………………………………………...
4.3)
Inferential Analysis…………………………………………….........
4.4)
Multivariate Tests…………………………………………………...
4.4.1) Pooled OLS………………………………………………..
4.4.2) Panel Data Regression……………………………………..
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LIMITATIONS AND FURTHER RESEARCH………………………….
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CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………...
BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………..
APPENDIX A……………………………………………………………………….
APPENDIX B……………………………………………………………………….

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