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The Corporate Governance and Interdependence of Investment and Financing Decisions of Non-Financial Firms in Pakistan

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  • Muhammad Farhan Basheer*

    (School of Economics, Finance & Banking (SEFB), College of Business (COB), University Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia)

  • Salman Khan

    (Public Policy and Good Governance, Political Science, University of Passau, Germany)

  • Saira Ghulam Hassan

    (School of Economics, Finance & Banking (SEFB), College of Business (COB), University Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia)

  • Muzafar Hussain Shah

    (School of Economics, Finance & Banking (SEFB), College of Business (COB), University Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia)

Abstract

This study investigates the interdependence between financing and investment decisions in the presence of corporate governance factors of three hundred non-financial companies listed on the emerging market of Pakistani Stock Exchange (PSX). The sample is chosen randomly over a five-year period from 2012 to 2017. Using a panel data methodology, the regression models are derived based on the simultaneous equation modeling. Four factors of corporate governance mechanisms are identified: family ownership, managerial ownership, board size and board composition. This is among the earliest studies in Pakistan to consider simultaneity of financing and investment decisions by adopting Panel Data estimation technique. The major contributions of this study are: first, financing and investment decisions must be determined simultaneously. The results show that both investment and financing have positive impacts on each other and there exists a simultaneity among them.

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  • Muhammad Farhan Basheer* & Salman Khan & Saira Ghulam Hassan & Muzafar Hussain Shah, 2018. "The Corporate Governance and Interdependence of Investment and Financing Decisions of Non-Financial Firms in Pakistan," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, pages 316-323:5.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:tjssrr:2018:p:316-323
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