Corporate governance ratings on listed companiesAn institutional perspective in Latin America

  1. Guadalupe del Carmen Briano-Turrent 1
  2. Lázaro Rodríguez-Ariza 2
  1. 1 Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí
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    Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí

    San Luis Potosí, México

    ROR https://ror.org/000917t60

  2. 2 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

Revista:
European journal of management and business economics

ISSN: 2444-8494 2444-8451

Año de publicación: 2016

Volumen: 25

Número: 2

Páginas: 63-75

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: European journal of management and business economics

Resumen

The aim of this paper is to analyse whether institutional factors determine the level of corporate governance compliance among major listed companies in emerging markets of Latin America, a region characterized by a poor legal system, highly concentrated ownership structures, and capital markets relatively less developed. The paper used an unbalanced panel data consisting of 826 observations of the highest ranked companies on the stock exchange indices of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico during the period 2004–2010. The results provide strong empirical evidence that board independence, ownership concentration and stakeholder orientation affect positively corporate governance ratings, while board size decreases corporate governance compliance in Latin American countries. The study fills a gap in the Latin American literature, providing useful information for determining policies on corporate governance and, in general, for managers and investors of listed companies in Latin America.

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