Corporate Governance, Investment Efficiency: Listed Companies in Market for Alternative Investment - MAI

Authors

  • Hathairat Khuanrudee 3College of Innovative Business and Accountancy, Dhurakij Pundit University, 110 / 1-4 PrachaChuen Road, Lak-si, Bangkok 10210
  • Pattanant Petchchedchoo 3College of Innovative Business and Accountancy, Dhurakij Pundit University, 110 / 1-4 PrachaChuen Road, Lak-si, Bangkok 10210.
  • Siridech Kumsuprom 3College of Innovative Business and Accountancy, Dhurakij Pundit University, 110 / 1-4 PrachaChuen Road, Lak-si, Bangkok 10210

Keywords:

Corporate Governance, Investment Efficiency, Market for Alternative Investment

Abstract

       This research aimed to analyze corporate governance which influences the investment efficiency of listed companies in the Market for Alternative Investment. The sample group consisted of 91 companies which were the listed companies in the Market for Alternative Investment which had complete information from year 2014 - 2018. These companies were divided into 7 groups which were agriculture and food industry group, consumer product group, technology Industry group, industrial product group, real estate and construction Industry group, resources industry group, and the service industry group. The variables used in the study were corporate governance which were divided into 4 aspects including; 1) the characteristics of the board 2) the benefits 3) the number of sets of the board that was greater than the requirements and, 4) the audit committee. The efficiency of investment was divided into 3 aspects which were 1) return, 2) growth and, 3) investment level. The results of the study revealed that 1) corporate governance regarding the characteristics of the committee and the audit committee had a negative effect on investment efficiency in term of the return aspect while the return on corporate governance had a positive influence on investment efficiency in term of the return aspect, 2) corporate governance regarding the characteristics of the committee and the audit committee had a positive effect on investment efficiency in term of growth aspect, and 3) governance regarding benefits had a positive effect on investment efficiency in term of investment levels aspect.

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2019-12-27

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Khuanrudee, H., Petchchedchoo, P., & Kumsuprom, S. (2019). Corporate Governance, Investment Efficiency: Listed Companies in Market for Alternative Investment - MAI. Journal of Graduate School, Pitchayatat, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, 14(3), 215–229. Retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Pitchayatat/article/view/237706

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