SMART JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STUDIES VOL. 16 NO. 1 PAPER 8
10.5958/2321-2012.2020.00008.1
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FIRMS PERFORMANCE A CASE OF INDIA
 
Ata Ul Haq*, Baofu Zhao** and Ramiz Ur Rehman***
*   PhD Scholar, School of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University
**   Professor, School of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University
**   Associate Professor Lahore Business School, The University of Lahore
 
This study examined the impact of the corporate governance on firm’s performance, in the case of India. Different measures of corporate governance like the Board size, Board independence and Board directors, were studied in the Indian firms. The financial performance was measured through the Return on Assets and Return on Equity. After applying the regression analysis, it was found that there was positive relationship between Board size, Board independence and performance of Indian firms.
 
KEYWORDS: Board Size, Board independence and Firm Performance JEL CLASSIFICATIONS: G34 and L25 FULL TEXT