The impact of multiple directorships, board characteristics, and ownership on the performance of Palestinian listed companies

Does Structural Power Matter? Board Attributes and Firm Performance

“…The reason attributed to this is because, as the board size is increased, it enhances the probability of increasing the inclusion of more expertise and more independent directors on the board. The results support the findings of Saleh et al (2020) and Kalsie and Shrivastav (2016), who argued that when the membership of the board members is increased, it increases firm performance. Board tenure was also found to be influencing firm performance positively.…”

“…Interestingly, others have shown no significant relationships between board tenure and firm performance (Saleh, Latif, Bakar, & Maigoshi, 2020). Hence from the literature, it is unclear how a director should serve and remain productive to enhance firm value.…”

“…There are two conflicting theories on CEO duality. While agency theory advocates that the powers should be separated so that it can allow the board to control the CEO, stewardship theory views the CEO as a steward and a responsible executive who is ready to serve the interest of the owners of capital (Adams & Jiang, 2020;Kim, Al-Shammari, Kim, & Lee, 2009;Saleh et al, 2020) The efficiency of the board depends on the powers that the CEO has over the board. While it is expected that the board should vet the powers of the CEO, this may not be the case, especially where he holds the two roles (Tang, 2017).…”

The Role of Information Technology (IT) in the Economic Development of Palestine

“…The pathway guiding about the data collection and analysis is reflected under research approach, which is generally in the form of either explanatory or exploratory research [15]. In exploratory research approach, the focus remains on addressing research question by description of the case, which is the reason that this approach is considered when there is insufficient information related to the topic, or when the relationship between variables is not clearly defined [16]. Unlike exploratory research, explanatory research focuses on an in-depth analysis of the topic being investigated, and is ideal to learn more about the future.…”

“…The draft questionnaire was presented to academic expert and industry expert. They have given very fruitfully suggestion [16]. All suggestions and recommendations were incorporated.…”