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dc.contributor.authorLee, Sanghoonen
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-28T12:39:54Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-28T12:39:54Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/64457-
dc.description.abstractThe study seeks to examine the effect of equity ownership structure on firm financial performance in South Korea. I focus on the role of two main dimensions of the ownership structure: Ownership concentration (i.e., the distribution of shares owned by majority shareholders) and identity of owners (especially, foreign investors and institutional investors). Using panel data for South Korea in 2000 - 2006, I find that firm performance measured by the accounting rate of return on assets generally improves as ownership concentration increases, but the effects of foreign ownership and institutional ownership are insignificant. I also find that there exists a hump-shaped relationship between ownership concentration and firm performance, in which firm performance peaks at intermediate levels of ownership concentration. The study provides some empirical support for the hypothesis that as ownership concentration increases, the positive monitoring effect of concentrated ownership first dominates but later is outweighed by the negative effects, such as the expropriation of minority shareholders. The empirical findings shed light on the role ownership structure plays in corporate performance, and thus offer insights to policy makers interested in improving corporate governance systems in an emerging economy such as South Korea.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aThe University of Utah, Department of Economics |cSalt Lake City, UTen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aWorking Paper |x2008-17en
dc.subject.jelG32en
dc.subject.jelG34en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.titleOwnership structure and financial performance: Evidence from panel data of South Korea-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn58384426Xen
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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