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Alias, Norazlan
(2008)
Firm Characteristics, Corporate Restructuring and Performance in Malaysia.
Doctoral thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between specific characteristics of the firm
such as board of directors' ownership, institutional ownership, concentrated
ownership, debt ratio and levels of diversification which had been identified in
the literature as the determinants of corporate restructuring and corporate
performance before and after restructuring. Ninety three debt restructuring firms
and ninety six asset restructuring firms listed on the Bursa Malaysia (formerly
known as Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchanges) between 1990 and 2002 firms were
selected as the final samples.
The findings of the study showed that the presence of board of directors in the
ownership of the firm prior to debt restructuring and asset restructuring did not
support the argument that when board of directors become owners, the
ownership would lead to improved performance of the firm in terms of return on
total assets (ROA) and return on operating cash flow (RCF). Also, prior to debt
restructuring, institutional ownership and concentrated ownership had negative relationship o n performance. However, prior to asset restructuring, institutional
ownership had significant positive relationship while concentrated ownership
had negative relationship on performance. The findings also revealed that the
ownership structure had no significant relationship with firm's performance
following debt restructuring but had significant relationship with performance
fol lowing asset restructuring. In conclusion, in Malaysia, the firm's ownership
structure played a role in determining performance only following asset
restructuring but not debt restructuring.
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