Size really matters: Further evidence on the negative relationship between board size and firm value

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Title:	Size really matters: Further evidence on the negative relationship between board size and firm value
Authors:	Mak, Y.T. Kusnadi, Y.
Keywords:	Board size Corporate governance Firm value Malaysia Singapore
Issue Date:	2005
Citation:	Mak, Y.T., Kusnadi, Y. (2005). Size really matters: Further evidence on the negative relationship between board size and firm value. Pacific Basin Finance Journal 13 (3) : 301-318. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2004.09.002
Abstract:	This study examines the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on the firm value of Singapore and Malaysia firms (as measured by Tobin's Q). We find little evidence of relationships between most corporate governance mechanisms and Tobin's Q. However, consistent with Yermack [Higher market valuation of firms with a small board of directors. J. Financ. Econ. 40 (1996), 185-211] and Eisenberg et al. [Larger board size and decreasing firm value in small firms. J. Financ. Econ. 48 (1998), 35-54], we find that there is an inverse relationship between board size and firm value in both countries. This suggests that the negative relationship between board size and firm value transcends different corporate governance systems. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Source Title:	Pacific Basin Finance Journal
URI:	http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/44513
ISSN:	0927538X
DOI:	10.1016/j.pacfin.2004.09.002
Appears in Collections:	Staff Publications

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