THE LINK BETWEEN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWERNSHIP TO FIRM PERFORMANCE

The determinants of firm performance and its link to corporate governance as well as ownership structure provides managerial implications from the point of view of managerial implications which are of importance to financial markets. Thus, this study examines the relationship between the independent board, audit committees, managerial ownership, institutional ownership, and the principle of large shareholder's structure on firm performance. This study uses multiple regression analysis methods to test hypotheses. This study indicates that audit committees, managerial ownership, and multiple large shareholder structures affect firm performance. In contrast, the independent board of commissioners and institutional ownership do not affect firm performance. This study has a practical implication regarding the importance of having effective audit committee for overseeing the firm reporting and financial performance. Additionally, the board needs to maintain the right size of managerial ownership within the firms to reduce agency costs and hence increase firm performance.