International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1

The impact of board composition on firm's performance

  • Author:
  • Muhammad Farooq Shammas, Hazoor Muhammad Sabir, Muhammad Sajid1,, Jahanzaib Sultan
  • Total Page Count: 13
  • Page Number: 350 to 362

*Department of Banking & Finance, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

**Chairman, Business Administration, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

***Lecturer, Department of Banking & Finance, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

1Corresponding Author

JEL Classification: L25, G3

Abstract

The objective of the study is to investigate the impact of board composition on firm's financial performance. A case of Pakistani listed companies a modal consist 18 organizations at KSE from the year ended from 2008 to 2012. In this study bank performance can be measured by using the return on equity and return on assets as performance techniques. A model consist 18 non financial organizations at KSE form the year ended 2008 to 2012 is selected. Which have independent board of director in their board, were scrutinize higher return on assets (ROA) and Tobin's Q.

Keywords

Board Composition, Firm's Performance, Pakistan