This study analyzes corporate governance practices of foreign (non-U.S.) issuers listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. Specifically, I examine the extent to which these foreign issuers voluntarily comply with U.S. stock exchange corporate governance requirements applicable to domestic issuers. My sample consists of 201 foreign companies primarily domiciled in Brazil, China, Israel, and the United Kingdom. I find that 151 (75 per cent) of the sample firms do not elect to comply with any of the U.S. corporate governance requirements. Logistic regression analysis generally supports the hypotheses that conformance with U.S. GAAP and percentage of managerial ownership are positively associated, and that percentage ownership by major shareholders is negatively associated with foreign firms electing to comply with U.S. corporate governance rules. This evidence is relevant for regulators and investors.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc984209 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Attachot, Weerapat |
| Contributors | Frost, Carol Ann, Sun, Lili, Pavur, Robert J. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 62 pages, Text |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | Public, Attachot, Weerapat, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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