Does compliance with corporate governance increase profitability? Evidence from an emerging economy: Pakistan
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Corporate governance; Profitability; Index construction; Ownership concentration; Managerial ownership;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
- G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
- G39 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Other
- K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Business and Securities Law
- K29 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Other
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