Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the relationship between ownership structure and performance for a comprehensive sample of Chinese listed firms for the years 2000-2004. In particular, the paper seeks to explore the effect of the dominance of state and private blockholders and control...

In this paper the relationship between leverage, performance and a firm’s ownership structure is investigated. It is an exploratory study based on listed firms in China, that is all firms listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges from 1999 to 2005. The results of an empirical...

This paper investigates the relationship between firm performance and corporate governancein China. Firm performance is measured by Tobin's Q, while corporate governance is determinedbased on ownership structure and concentration. Prior research, in both China and elsewhere,indicates that...

This paper investigates the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance in China. Firm performance is measured by Tobin's "Q", while corporate governance is determined based on ownership structure and concentration. Prior research, in both China and elsewhere, indicates that...

Ownership changes in state owned enterprises (SOEs) alter the ownership structure and in turnimpact upon the corporate governance of the enterprises. Combined, these have been importantconsiderations within the SOE reform process, particularly since the 1997 zhuada fangxiaocommitment. The...