A clash of governance logics: foreign ownership and board monitoring Articles uri icon

publication date

  • February 2016

start page

  • 349

end page

  • 369

issue

  • 2

volume

  • 37

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0143-2095

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1097-0266

abstract

  • We ask whether and when shareholder-oriented foreign owners are likely to change corporate governance logics in a stakeholder-oriented setting by introducing shareholder-oriented governance practices. We focus on board monitoring and claim that because the bundle of practices used in a stakeholder context does not protect shareholder-oriented foreign owners' interests, they seek to introduce their own practices. Our results suggest that board monitoring is only activated when shareholder-oriented foreign ownership is high and that the influence of foreign ownership is especially strong in firms without large domestic owners, with high levels of risk and poor performance. Our findings uncover the possibility of the co-existence of different corporate governance logics within a given country, shaped by the nature and weight of foreign owners

subjects

  • Business
  • Economics

keywords

  • corporate governance; ownership; board monitoring; board of directors; audit fees; japanese corporate governance; organizational performance; strategic investments; firm performance; directors; risk; compensation; determinants; orientation