Corporate governance in Bangladesh: an overview
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Paper/Presentation Title | Corporate governance in Bangladesh: an overview |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Rashid, Afzalur (Author), De Zoysa, Anura (Author) and Rudkin, Kathy (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 19th Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues |
ERA Conference ID | 50252 |
Number of Pages | 24 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | Fresno, CA, United States |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.apconference.org/main.asp?goto=openPage.asp&pid=25 |
Conference/Event | 19th Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues |
Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues | |
Event Details | 19th Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues Event Date 11 to end of 13 Nov 2007 Event Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Event Details | Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues APC |
Abstract | Following a large number of corporate collapses around the world, for example Enron, WorldCom, Ansett, Harris Scarfe, HIH Insurance, One Tel and Parmalat, the ensuing profound impact on investors resulted in considerable attention been given to studying corporate governance in developed countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and Japan. However, there is a dearth of studies on corporate governance practice in emerging economies such as Bangladesh. This study attempts to examine the corporate governance practice in Bangladeshi companies in the light of two dominate models of corporate governance, first the Anglo-American Model and second, the German-Japanese Model. This study reduces the dearth of literature on corporate governance in Bangladesh. This study finds that many of the characteristics of the Bangladeshi context align with the German-Japanese model, such as a concentration of shareholdings by the banks and financial institutions or dominant shareholders leading to a high degree of ownership control, a less liquid capital market, weak shareholders’ rights, a dominant agency conflict between controlling and minority shareholders, and a limited capacity for boards of directors. The study also identifies six specific corporate governance characteristics in relation to current corporate government practices in Bangladesh, first a weakly enforced legal and regulatory framework, secondly weak institutional controls, thirdly a lacuna of professionals to develop a sound corporate governance culture, fourthly a predominance of individual investors, fifthly a dearth of foreign or institutional investors, and sixthly limited transparency and weak disclosure practices. |
Keywords | Bangladesh, board, collapse, corporate governance, emerging economy, governance model |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350799. Strategy, management and organisational behaviour not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Conference program or papers no longer on conference website. No evidence of copyright restrictions for Author version of paper. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
University of Wollongong |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q028v/corporate-governance-in-bangladesh-an-overview
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