Corporate governance and risk-taking: Evidence from Japanese firms
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 2011, 19 (3), pp. 278 - 297
- Issue Date:
- 2011-06-01
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This paper examines the influence of corporate governance on the risk taking of Japanese firms. We show that family control and ownership concentration are associated with higher idiosyncratic risk, whereas bank control has the opposite effect. Considering the link between idiosyncratic risk and firm performance, the results provide an economic rationale for the higher (lower) performance of family-controlled firms (bank-controlled firms). The results also explain the higher performance of firms with concentrated ownership by relating their governance structures to the risk-taking strategies that generate greater competitive advantages. Finally, we show that the impact of governance structures on risk taking is stronger after controlling for endogeneity. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
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