Al-Najjar, Basil (2014) Corporate governance, tourism growth and firm performance: evidence from publicly listed tourism firms in five Middle Eastern countries. Tourism Management 42 , pp. 342-351. ISSN 0261-5177.
Abstract
This study explores the under-researched relationship between corporate governance and firm performance in tourism companies. We employ instrumental variable modelling using 2SLS for publicly listed firms in five countries in the Middle East. Board independence is found to be positively related to firm performance and stock performance, suggesting that having independent directors among board members will improve overall firm performance. Board size shows opposing results: large boards enhance firm profitability; however, small boards exhibit more efficient stock performance. Finally, we support the tourism-led-growth hypothesis in our selected sample. These findings have empirical implications for policy makers, governments and academics.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Board size, Board independence, Tourism growth, Firm performance, 2SLS, Logit modelling |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Business and Law > Birkbeck Business School |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jan 2014 13:35 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:08 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/8904 |
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