Government Ownership and Performance: An Analysis of Listed Companies in Malaysia

Posted: 27 Aug 2008

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Rubi Ahmad

University of Malaya (UM)

Huson Joher Aliahmed

Curtin University of Technology Malaysia campus

Nazrul Hisyam Ab Razak

University of Putra Malaysia - Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Management

Date Written: August 24, 2008

Abstract

The relationship between ownership structure and company performance has been issue of interest among academics, investors and policy makers because of key issue in understanding the effectiveness of alternative governance system in which government ownership serve as a control mechanism. Therefore, this paper examines the impact of an alternative ownership/control structure of corporate governance on firm performance among government linked companied (GLCs) and Non-GLC in Malaysia. It is believed that government ownership serve as a monitoring device that lead to better company performance after controlling company specific characteristics. We used Tobin's Q as market performance measure while ROA is to determine accounting performance measure. This study is based on a sample of 210 firms over a period from 1995 to 2005. We use panel based regression approach to determine the impact of ownership mechanism on firm's performance. Findings appear to suggest that there is a significant impact of government ownership on company performance after controlling for company specific characteristics such as company size, non-duality, leverage and growth. The finding is off significant for investors and policy marker which will serve as a guiding for better investment decision.

Keywords: Government ownership, Government linked companies, corporate governance

JEL Classification: G3, G32, G33, G35, G38

Suggested Citation

Ahmad, Rubi and Aliahmed, Huson Joher and Ab Razak, Nazrul Hisyam, Government Ownership and Performance: An Analysis of Listed Companies in Malaysia (August 24, 2008). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1252072 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1252072

Rubi Ahmad

University of Malaya (UM) ( email )

Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan 50603
University of Malaya (UM)
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan 50603
Malaysia
+603 79673961 (Phone)

Huson Joher Aliahmed

Curtin University of Technology Malaysia campus ( email )

GPO Box U1987
Perth, WA WA
Australia

HOME PAGE: http://www.curtin.edu.my

Nazrul Hisyam Ab Razak (Contact Author)

University of Putra Malaysia - Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Management ( email )

Serdang, Selangor 43400 UPM
Malaysia
603-89467630 (Phone)

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