Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-01-30T11:56:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Victor Tamura Kawamoto.pdf: 2113445 bytes, checksum: b53bc04369536a3ed39ca13f873c8e7d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-30T11:56:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Victor Tamura Kawamoto.pdf: 2113445 bytes, checksum: b53bc04369536a3ed39ca13f873c8e7d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-01-24 / According to the existing literature, the disclosure of relevant facts to the market represents an important instrument in the evaluation of investors for the formation of the price of securities traded on the stock exchange. However, state-owned enterprises have a peculiarity because they are controlled by the government and, consequently, used for political purposes. The objective of the research is to analyze whether, at the time of the announcement of the appointment of presidents of state-owned companies that perform a relevant function in the activity level of the companies (Petrobrás and Banco do Brasil), there is a statistically significant reaction in the return of the common shares. To measure the result, he used the statistical methodology of event study. After analyzing the appointments individually, it was found inconclusive to say that there is a statistically significant reaction of the financial market to the announcement of the appointments studied in the first term of the governments of the Presidents of the Republic (Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff, succeeded by Michel Temer) / De acordo com a literatura existente, a divulgação de fatos relevantes ao mercado representa um importante instrumento na avaliação dos investidores para formação do preço dos papéis negociados em bolsa. Porém, as empresas estatais possuem uma peculiaridade por serem controladas pelo governo e, consequentemente, serem utilizadas para fins políticos. O objetivo da pesquisa é analisar se, no momento do anúncio da nomeação de presidentes de empresas estatais que exercem função relevante no nível de atividade das empresas (Petrobrás e Banco do Brasil), ocorre reação estatisticamente significativa no retorno das ações ordinárias. Para medir o resultado, utilizou-se a metodologia estatística de estudo de eventos. Após analisar as nomeações individualmente, verificou-se que é inconclusivo dizer que há reação estatisticamente significativa do mercado financeiro ao anúncio das nomeações estudadas no primeiro mandato dos governos dos Presidentes da República (Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva e Dilma Rousseff, sucedida por Michel Temer)

Corporate governance has gained considerable prominence in the last decade as it has become a much more widely discussed and debated issue. The debate as to which model of corporate governance China should adopt continues as China forges a new era of interaction with the global market, especially since its accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001. The state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector in China is a significant contributing factor in China's endeavour to continue to develop its economy, provide employment and reduce poverty. Therefore, the success of SOE reform is important to China's future economic prosperity and ability to contend with social justice issues. The commencement of the reform process began in the late 1970s and many SOEs have attained significant progress in some important areas. However, all too many SOEs experience poor overall performance. Thus, the consequence of the corporate governance model and corporate structure selected will be considerable, especially as the country's market economy gains momentum. This thesis contributes to the ongoing body of work relating to corporate governance in China, and some clear results have been found. It also reviews the institutional setting in China and elements of the corporate governance literature in detail. As the ownership of firms is considered to be one of the key elements to enhance corporate governance, the empirical study considers issues relating to changes in ownership, concentration and ownership structures. It conducts an empirical study of the ownership and performance of listed corporations in China and based on these analyses, the thesis provides policy recommendations as to which model of corporate governance may best be suited to China during this transitional phase. The findings suggest that the ownership structure is a key element to enhancing corporate governance in China. The wealth affects of changes in listed firm ownership, which for the most part had the effect of reducing state ownership, were found to be positive. Concentration ownership structures per se were not found to enhance listed firm performance. The most significant findings were the following. Firstly, that institutional ownership, through the Legal Person holding companies, have a positive bearing on listed firm performance and thus by implication, upon improving corporate governance. Secondly, medium levels of Legal Person ownership were found to be the most effective. Thirdly, foreign institutions and individual investors were found to be positively correlated to performance. Similar results were found for offshore ownership, but to a lessor extent. Conversely, state ownership was found to be negatively correlated to performance. Other issues that were identified in the empirical analysis are that size does matter, in that large firms were found not to perform as well as smaller firms. Leverage appears to matter also, as highly leveraged firms were found not to perform well. The industry in which a firm operates was also found to have an affect on performance. The policy recommendations are based on the findings and observations of this thesis. The assumption is made that the present gradualist approach and regime will continue. As state ownership is shown to have a negative bearing on listed firm performance, the recommendation is that the state, at its various levels, should divest its holdings. This could be achieved through a privatization program in which the state denationalises a large proportion of its holdings. One of the keys would then be managing the change of ownership. Based on the observations and findings of this study, it is recommended that a privatization program should be instigated that supports blockholders and institutions, and does not focus purely on dispersing large proportions of holdings to diverse small shareholders. In addition, mergers and acquisitions that embrace economic efficiency should be encouraged and supported. The empirical study demonstrates that the ultimate ownership and control of tradeable shares ought to be channelled to pension funds, private institutional investors that should be encouraged to take strong stakes in the firms, to strategic investors, especially minority blockholders, and a proportion to international investors. This strategy would be in China's best interests in its present stage of development.

This thesis is a study of why and how an authority model of managing state-owned enterprises has remained popular in Taiwan through the past two decades. The subject was chosen because it has to date, been a neglected subject in the literature on Taiwan, even though it is significant to any serious examination of Taiwan's continuing political development and the government's approach to governance. Taiwan has experienced three major milestones of political democratisation over the period, each greatly enhancing the democratic characteristics of the state and also reflecting a degree of absorption of global political and economic pressures. Taiwan's political democratisation has been widely discussed in recent years, but not much attention has been paid to the effect of the political changes on its public sector management. The discussions have simply speculated that the Taiwanese government no longer uses the authoritarian way of governing the country, in keeping with its promotion of democratic development. However, this research clearly indicates that the change of political regime from the previous Kuomintang (KMT) to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has not meant any significant change in the way state-owned enterprises are managed. The approach of the DPP government resembles that of the KMT government in that it continues with an authoritarian way of managing state-owned enterprises, despite the party's long established commitment to a democratic way. In other words, this huge change has not meant state-owned enterprises are any better placed than they were previously in terms of having a greater degree of enterprise management autonomy. This research also shows that Taiwanese governments, regardless of which of the two parties is in power, manipulate state-owned enterprise management using the enterprises as a major means of achieving multiple political objectives. In particular, it has become almost endemic in Taiwan's politics that the ruling party manipulates state-owned enterprise management in order to win political elections and protect its political position. In this sense, it has become evident that the democratic way of governance has still not been used within this part of the government yet.

<p>This study investigates the challenges facing the management of public enterprises in the Democratic of Congo. The study is based on the hypothesis that poor performance by state-owned enterprises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been influenced by inadequate management which has led to the dissatisfaction of citizens. Due to this problem increasing attention is being paid by the DRC Government to encouraging private sector involvement in services such as water and electricity. This study investigates the arguments for and against privatization, especially in the water and electricity sectors. In pursuing this debate the study explores the following main research question: To what extent will the DRC Reform Law aimed at transforming the commercialisation of public enterprises enhance the effectiveness of basic services such as water and electricity services in the DRC? A case study of the city of Bukavu in the eastern DRC is used to explore this question.</p>

The fast-growing economy in China attracts the world’s interests, which includes the Chinese stock markets. The market efficiency of Chinese stock markets is widely discussed by researchers in different approaches. The involvement of government in stock markets is a unique case in the financial world.   By this paper, we are answering the question that is the degree of market efficiency of stat-owned companies different from that of private companies in Chinese stock markets. This will bring us knowledge about Chinese stock markets as well as the impact from ownership, market value and management styles on market efficiency.   To clarify the influence from government involvement in stock markets, we select 938 stocks distinguished by ownership structure. This quantitative study is preceded on daily data from 2007 to 2011. We use auto correlation, Chi-square test, and linear regression together with Spearman’s correlation to test our hypothesis. The degree of market efficiency of each ownership group is examined and compared to each other. Market efficiency related to ownership and market capitalization are inspected if they are anomaly factors in Chinese markets.   The empirical results indicate that the degree of market efficiency of state-owned companies is significantly different from the degree of market efficiency of private-owned companies in China. The market capitalization is one of the existing anomaly factors in Chinese stock markets, as well as it is correlated with degree of market efficiency to some extent. For state-owned enterprises, active management on stock market does not provide a better market efficiency compared to passively managed companies.

The purpose of this thesis was to explore senior managers' perceptions of strategic management, with the specific context being the National Oil Corporation in Libya. As such it represents a ground-breaking study at PhD level. An extensive literature identified key themes and models of strategy formulation and strategic management, in particular Karami's model of strategic management (Karami, 2007) together with key factors influencing the processes involved. This led to a study of the Libyan NOC based on a two-stage research design, the first a survey involving two hundred and fifty two senior managers of whom seventy returned completed questionnaires and the second conducting twelve semi-structured follow up interviews to deepen the findings from the questionnaire with qualitative data. The findings of this thesis suggest that the Libyan NOC may have relied too heavily in the past on strategy formulation and strategic management as the preserve of a very few individuals at the very top of the organisation, as the role of the great majority of senior managers was limited to monitoring and high level supervision. It was found that although political directives set the strategy for the whole organisation, there was a gap in knowledge and understanding between the senior business managers and the political appointments to the Board. Recommendations for improving practice therefore concerned steps in the strategic management process and senior managers' effectiveness especially in the Board as a team. Recommendations for reflecting the Libyan NOC as an example of a state-owned enterprise in Karami's model were to include Board effectiveness as the first step, to add medium-term objectives and to include social responsibility in environmental scanning under external factors.

<p>This study investigates the challenges facing the management of public enterprises in the Democratic of Congo. The study is based on the hypothesis that poor performance by state-owned enterprises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been influenced by inadequate management which has led to the dissatisfaction of citizens. Due to this problem increasing attention is being paid by the DRC Government to encouraging private sector involvement in services such as water and electricity. This study investigates the arguments for and against privatization, especially in the water and electricity sectors. In pursuing this debate the study explores the following main research question: To what extent will the DRC Reform Law aimed at transforming the commercialisation of public enterprises enhance the effectiveness of basic services such as water and electricity services in the DRC? A case study of the city of Bukavu in the eastern DRC is used to explore this question.</p>

Concern regarding corporate governance is a new phenomenon in Indonesia. It became apparent in the business community when the economic crisis hit the country in 1997. Due to its recent recognition, it appears that very little is known about corporate governance in Indonesia and there has been no academic study conducted on corporate governance in the Indonesian Stateowned Enterprises (ISOEs) despite the fact that their performance is closely linked to the development of the country. The main objectives of this study are two-fold: first is to examine corporate governance systems and the roles of the Boards of ISOEs; and second is to assess the effectiveness of government initiatives in improving corporate governance practices in ISOEs. This study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods. The quantitative analysis was derived from numerical data obtained from government reports and other public documents. The qualitative analysis was based on the results of in-depth interviews with key individuals and other sources such as public opinions published in the mass media. Several key findings were obtained from the results of this study. Firstly, the study found that using agency theory to explain the relationships between the agents and the principals was more problematic in ISOEs than those in private enterprises. This is because an ISOE is a loose coalition of various agents with no real owner. Consequently. agency theory, if it is used to redefine the relationships among parties in ISOEs. should be approached at two different levels. At the micro level the agency theory examines the agent-principal relationships among the ISOE management, the Boards and the government-the corporate governance tripod. At the macro level it examines the agent-principal relationships between the corporate governance tripod and the ISOEs stakeholders (the public, labour unions, politicians in the People's Representative Assembly and others). Secondly, the results of this study confirm the results of previous studies which found that Boards in SOEs were largely ineffective. To enhance Boards' effectiveness, this study suggests that as a quasi-owner the government needs to reduce its intervention in ISOEs' operations and empower the Boards by establishing employee representation on the Board. In addition, Board training and assessment should be a mandatory in the ISOEs. Thirdly, this study found that the initiatives on corporate governance carried out by the Indonesian government had been ineffective due to the lack of incentives, lack of commitment and consistency, lack of understanding of corporate governance and unclear programmes. Here, the key factor required to enhance effectiveness is strong-willed commitment of the government and ISOE management. Lastly, other factors such as culture, public governance and law enforcement have a great influence in the process of attaining good corporate governance practices. Therefore, there should be joint efforts among parties in the public sector to ensure that good corporate governance is achieved in conjunction with the attainment of good public governance.

[pt] O presente trabalho procurou identificar os fatores que predominam no processo de construção do contrato psicológico dos indivíduos com as organizações. A proposta de utilização da teoria do contrato psicológico deveu-se ao pressuposto de que este modelo permitiria reconhecer fatores explícitos ou implícitos que caracterizavam a relação entre a organização e o próprio indivíduo, seja na elaboração do contrato ou mesmo na quebra das expectativas dos novos empregados. Optou-se por desenvolver estudo de caso qualitativo com características exploratórias. A organização selecionada foi uma empresa estatal federal brasileira com sede no Rio de Janeiro que, no período de janeiro de 2008 a junho de 2009, renovou cerca de 37% do seu quadro de pessoal efetivo, com a contratação de mais de 600 empregados. A estratégia adotada para a coleta de dados teve por base questionários semi-estruturados e entrevistas coletivas com empregados de várias formações de nível superior, visando identificar os principais motivos que estimularam a entrada dos mesmos na estatal e como suas experiências e maneiras de pensar influenciam sua relação com a organização. Os resultados confirmaram algumas crenças correntes a respeito da motivação dos indivíduos para optarem por um emprego estatal, destacando-se entre elas a busca por uma situação de maior estabilidade, principalmente para aqueles acima de uma determinada faixa etária, aliada à possibilidade de um melhor gerenciamento da qualidade de vida. Embora os resultados conduzam à percepção de uma imagem positiva do setor público e uma relação de reciprocidade entre o indivíduo e a organização, eles ainda acreditam que há necessidade de melhorias em relação às oportunidades concretas de crescimento profissional e ao sistema de avaliação de gestão por competências, fatores estes que, principalmente, para os indivíduos mais jovens podem acarretar o rompimento do contrato psicológico. / [en] This study sought to identify the factors that dominate the process of construction of the psychological contract of individuals with organizations, focusing on a particular organization. The proposed use of the theory of psychological contract was due to the assumption that this model would recognize explicit or implicit factors that characterized the relationship between the organization and the individual, whether in contract preparation or even break the expectations of new employees. We decided to develop qualitative case study with exploratory characteristics. The organization selected was a Brazilian federal state enterprise based in Rio de Janeiro, in the period January 2008 to June 2009, renewed 37% of effective staff with the hiring of more than 600 employees. The strategy adopted for data collection was based on semi-structured questionnaires and group interviews with employees of some higher levels of education, identifying the main reasons that prompted the entry of the same state and how their experiences and ways of thinking influence their relationship with the organization. The results confirm some common beliefs about the motivation of individuals to choose a state employment, foremost among them the search for a more stable situation, especially for those over a certain age group, combined with the possibility of better management quality of life. Although the results lead to the perception of a positive image of the public and a reciprocal relationship between the individual and the organization, they still believe there is need for improvement in relation to concrete opportunities for professional growth and evaluation system for management skills. All of these factors, especially for younger individuals may lead to the disruption of the psychological contract.

Estudos que avaliam a importância do governo no mercado de crédito têm adquiro mais relevância após a crise econômico-financeira de 2008. Antes os bancos públicos e as políticas de direcionamento do crédito no Brasil eram vistos como ineficientes e até mesmo prejudiciais para o mercado de crédito e consequentemente para a economia. Entretanto, no enfretamento da mais recente crise com impacto global, o governo e seus diversos canais para facilitar o crédito em um cenário de escassez foram percebidos como importantes para manter a estabilidade do crédito. Este trabalho avaliou o papel dos bancos de propriedade pública e da categoria de créditos direcionados para controlar a escassez de crédito durante a crise. A amostra foi composta pelos bancos do Sistema Financeiro Nacional cujas características se enquadraram no objetivo do trabalho, com dados contábeis e financeiros do período entre a crise, de 2005 a 2013. Por meio do uso de dados em painel, o estimador utilizado foi o GMM Sistêmico. Os resultados sugerem que os bancos públicos durante a crise expandiram as operações de crédito, na tentativa de aliviar a contração dos bancos privados. Para a participação do crédito direcionado não foi percebido grandes alterações durante a crise, entretanto como era esperada, a participação dos bancos privados foi mais significativa que a dos bancos públicos nesta categoria de crédito. Também fez parte do estudo observar se os bancos que detinham maior participação de direcionado em sua carteira foram os que mais ofertaram crédito durante a crise, entretanto não foi possível encontrar evidências que apoiasse esta hipótese, e também não se pode concluir que a magnitude foi maior para os bancos de propriedade privada / Studies assessing the importance of government in the credit market have gained more relevance after the economic/financial crisis in 2008. Before state-owned banks and earmarked policies in Brazil were seen as ineffective and even harmful for the credit market and hence the economy. However, that confronts the latest crisis with global impact, the government and its several ways to promote credit in a scenario of shortage were seen as important to keep credit stability. This study assessed the role of state-owned banks and earmarked credit to control the shortage of credit during the crisis. The sample was compounded by banks in the National Financial System whose characteristics meet the needs of this study, with accounting and financial data for the period within the crisis, from 2005 to 2013. Through the use of panel data, the estimator used was the System GMM. The results suggest that state-owned banks during the crisis expanded credit operations in attempt to relieve the contraction of privately-owned banks. Major changes in the earmarked shares were not noticed during crisis, but as it was expected the privately-owned banks´share was more significant than the state-owned banks´share in this loan category. Additionally, the study aimed to find out if banks that held bigger earmarked share in their portfolio were ones that most offered credit during the crisis, however it was not possible to find evidences that support that hypothesis and also it´s not conclusive if the magnitude was higher for privately-owned banks.