• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.83-95
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• 2019

Purpose - This study analyzed the effect of the Trump Government's protectionist trade policies on foreign ownership. Specifically, this study empirically analyzes the hypothesis that foreign ownership will decrease after the Trump Government rather than before the Trump Government. Design/methodology - The hypothesis of this study is based on the expectation that US protection trade policy will negatively affect the profitability of Korean companies. The dependent variable in this study is the foreign ownership ratio, and the independent variable is a dummy variable representing before and after the Trump Government. Multiple regression analysis was performed, including the control variables suggested in previous studies related to foreign ownership. Findings - As a result, foreign ownership increased after the Trump Government rather than before the Trump Government. This study further analyzes whether the main variables affecting foreign investor's decision-making are differences before and after Trump Government. The export ratio, profitability and dividends did not differ before and after Trump Government. However, the level of information asymmetry decreased after the Trump Government than before the Trump Government. This suggests that US protection trade policies do not adversely affect the profitability of Korean companies. However, Korean firms are improving their information environment because US protectionist trade policies can lower profitability and negatively impact capital raising. In this regard, the foreign ownership ratio seems to differ before and after the Trump Government. Originality/value - This study contributes in that it presents data that US protectionist policies can affect Korean corporate governance. This study has implications from the short-term analysis of US protection trade policy.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.851-861
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• 2021

The main objective of this study is to examine the government ownership effect on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) firm's corporate social responsibility (CSR). Government ownership is assumed to affect the CSR either directly or indirectly. That is by moderating the association between corporate governance and CSR. Publicly listed companies on the UAE capital markets (Abu Dhabi and Dubai) from 2010-2013 constituted the study sample. Panel data regression analyses and random effect model is used to examine the effects of board size, board independence, and audit committee characteristics on CSR. Government ownership is used as a moderator variable. The result showed that the existence of government ownership has a moderator effect on the association between corporate governance mechanisms and the CSR. Precisely, the research revealed that the audit committee characteristics become more effective in improving the firm's CSR when the government owns shares in the organization. The main contribution of this study is to examine how firm ownership structure influences good corporate governance and CSR in the UAE. The study contributes to the CSR literature by merging between the existence of governmental ownership and the power to enforce the implementation of corporate governance in an emerging country.

• 항공산업연구
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• 통권49호
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• pp.3-40
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• 1999

In this paper, the types of airport operation are categorized four groups in context of ownership and operational management; full government ownership and operation; government ownership with privatization of selected service; government ownership and private management; private ownership and operation. The term,"Privatization" has a different definition when it is used in different contexts and cultures. In this paper, the definition of"Privatization" in the context of airport, is that the movement of an entity from the government sector to the private sector. To keep pace with the remarkable growth in the air traffic volume of passengers and cargo, more and more mega-international airports have been built or are under construction. As the air transport demand is expected to increase at an even greater rate in the 21st century, the need for new conception airport is merging to solve the current problems such as airport congestions and flight delays which will be essential factors to decide whether the competitive airports or not. Presently, we researched the type of the operational management to strengthen the competitiveness for Korea's airports. Specifically, It is focused on the government ownership with privatization of selected services. It seems to be evaluated as government ownership and private management when it is actively utilized within Korea Airport Authority's law or Inchon International Airport's public corporation law. To make more competitive airport in 21st Century, however, it is desirable to seek for the method to gradually evaluate to private ownership and operation.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.363-368
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• 2021

This study attempts to examine whether ownership of government-controlled corporations and audit committee effectiveness are related. The population of this study is 431 listed manufactured firms in the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) for the period 2012-2019 that published their financial and annual reports for the period 2012-2019. This population criterion is based on considerations that manufacturing companies listed on Tadawul have publicly accessible data and they have greater obligations to implement corporate governance code. Using the complementary hypothesis, this study predicts that there is a positive relationship between the ownership of government-controlled companies and audit committee effectiveness. The Pooled OLS regression shows that government-controlled companies' ownership is positively associated with audit committee effectiveness. Our study also indicates that ownership of government-controlled companies as a governance monitoring mechanism becomes more effective as it is combined with audit committee effectiveness which is another governance monitoring mechanism. The results of this study provide insightful evidence to policymakers at the company and country levels on the relationship of government-corporate ownership and audit committee effectiveness.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.1101-1111
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• 2021

The current study aims to investigate the influence of different categories of ownership held by different types of board members on bank performance. The study uses a sample of Saudi listed banks for the period from 2011 to 2018. The results of the panel data analysis using firm fixed-effects regression model indicate that bank performance is significantly and positively affected by the chairman ownership and the CEO ownership. However, board independent members' ownership has a negative influence on bank performance. While non-executive board members' ownership and family board members have an insignificant impact on bank performance. Control variables, including board size, non-executive board members, government ownership, leverage, and bank size are significantly associated with bank performance. Overall, the results indicate that Saudi bank performance is higher in smaller banks that have smaller boards with lower non-executive members, lower portion of shares held by independent board members, higher portion of shares held by the chairman, CEO, and government, and higher leverage. The results of this study provide important implications for regulatory authorities and market participants in Saudi Arabia and countries with ownership concentration to understand the actual role of different categories of board ownership on firm performance in addition to optimize board ownership.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.163-174
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• 2023

This study aims to investigate the effect of the composition of the board and ownership structure on a firm's value in Jordanian firms. Specifically, it aims to determine the effect of board size, (CEO) duality, and family, foreign, institutional, and government ownership on a firm's value. An ordinary least square regression (OLS) was employed to examine the study hypotheses in a sample of 35 Jordanian industrial firms (175 firm-year observation) for a period of five years from 2016-2020. As measured by Tobin's Q (Q ratio) and market-to-book (MB ratio) for Jordanian industrial firms listed on Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The result found that foreign ownership, institutional ownership, and family ownership have a significant and positive effect on firm value. By contrast, government ownership does not have a significant effect on firm value. With respect to board composition (CEO duality and board size), the study results found no evidence to support the effect of board composition on firm value. The study recommended the concerned authorities with several recommendations, most notably: taking the necessary measures to ensure the continuity and growth of family businesses because of their positive impact on the value of the company and economic growth, spreading awareness about how governance protects the interests of investors.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.599-608
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• 2021

The oil and gas industry is widely known as a vital engine of Vietnam development, stimulating researchers to examine the association of various factors with this industry. The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between different variables affecting profitability of the firms in the oil and gas sector in Vietnam. The total of 203 samples were collected from 29 companies listed on Vietnam Stock Market during a 6-year period from 2012 to 2018. Informed by prior research, this investigation employs financial leverage (FL), government ownership (GOV), dividend payout (DIV), fixed assets to total assets (FA) and exchange rate (EXR) as independent variables, while the profit is described by return-on-assets (ROA). The study results show that there are four factors that have an impact on ROA, namely, leverage, government ownership, dividend, and exchange rate. Whereas leverage and exchange rate have negative influence on ROA, government ownership and dividend payment have a positive effect. The findings of this study suggest that high debt ratio in capital structure and the negative effect of exchange rate on their companies' efficiency can adversely affect the profit of enterprises. Also, plausible extent of government ownership and dividend payment could also be considered to optimize corporate performance.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.4895-4900
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• 2014

본 연구는 미시 수준의 기업 자료를 이용하여 정부소유 은행과 거래 기업의 규모에 대해 다양한 실증분석을 실시하였다. 기업과 정부소유 은행 관계는 정부소유은행과의 최다대출관계 여부, 정부소유은행의 대출비중 등을 이용하였다. 또한 정부소유 은행관계가 기업 규모에 미치는 영향에 대한 내생성 문제를 통제하기 위해 시차변수, 도구변수를 이용한 이단계 최소자승 모형 등을 이용하였다. 또한 분석결과에 미칠 수 있는 요인을 통제하기 위해 다양한 관점에서의 통제변수를 이용하였다. 분석 결과에 따르면 정부소유 은행과 주거래 관계에 있거나 정부소유 은행으로부터 많은 대출을 의존할수록 거래기업의 규모가 작은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 정부소유 은행과 주된 거래관계에 있거나 정부소유 은행들로부터 상대적으로 많은 대출을 의존하는 기업들의 규모는 상대적으로 작은 것으로 추정할 수 있다. 즉 정부소유 은행과 관계가 긴밀할수록 기업의 규모가 작은 기업들이라고 추정할 수 있다. 본 연구는 은행의 정부소유 여부 등 은행 소유 지배구조, 은행과 기업의 관계 등에 새로운 시사점을 제공하고 있다. 또한 본 연구는 은행의 민영화 진행 과정에서 정부소유 은행의 긍정적 기능을 살펴 보았다는 점에서도 시사점이 있다.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.241-263
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• 2009

이 논문은 1994년부터 2002년까지의 중국 상장기업의 데이터를 이용, 기업의 소유구조가 기업성과에 미치는 영향을 분석한 것이다. 특히 이 논문은 중국의 상장기업에 관한 새로운 주식 분류체계를 이용하여 기업 지배주주의 유형, 지배주주의 지분, 소주주들의 지분이 기업성과에 미치는 영향을 분석하고, 관련 가설을 검증하였다. 이 연구를 통해 얻은 결론은 다음과 같다. 주주로서 국가의 존재가 이윤보다는 고용을 유지하는 등 정책적 목표를 우선적으로 추구하거나 혹은 당과 정부의 개입을 초래함으로써 정치비용을 발생시켜 기업성과에 부정적인 영향을 끼칠 것이라는 주장은 적어도 정부지배 기업에게는 적용될 수 있음을 확인하였다. 아울러, 지배주주의 지분이 클수록 지배주주가 경영자에 대한 감시를 강화할 유인이 커지거나 혹은 지배주주가 소주주를 착취(expropriate)할 유인이 줄어 드는 것으로 인해 기업성과에 양의 영향을 미치게 된다는 주장은 민간기업 및 부분적으로는 시장화 국유기업에는 적용될 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 소주주들은 경영자 감시에 적극적으로 나섬으로써 기업성과에 양의 영향을 미친다는 주장은 시장화 국유기업과 부분적으로는 민간 기업에는 적용될 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 지역연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.1-33
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• 1998

Whereas previous researches on land policy after unification dealt with principally the problem of land confiscation under the communist reign, this research tried to propose a scheme of long-term land reform which was based on case studies on ex-socialist societies' experiences during their transformation, analysis on North Korea's institution related to land ownership and use. To reform North Korea's land ownership and use by the principle of market economy, North Korean should accumulate their commencing asset necessary for private ownership of land and housing. Therefore much focus should be put on the accumulation of the commencing asset at the early state of unification. On the extension of that line, the government of the Unified Korea should try to solve the problem of land confiscation by the communist party and land privatization in the region of North Korea. For the purpose, gradual land reform is more desirable than rapid one according to the case studies on ex-socialist societies. The government should avoid policies than can result in serious fiscal burden. Active participation of local government is highly recommendable in land tax and development. On the direction of land policy, this research proposed a four step long-term scheme of land reformation in North Korea. However, later researches should put more Korea. However, later researches should put more emphasis to the unification of land institution of North and South Korea which this research couldn't deal with sufficiently.