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Board Of Directors' Effects On Financial Distress Evidence O Owned Businesses In Lebanon

The objective of this paper is to determine the managerial governance characteristics related to financial distress companies. The boards failed to accomplish their monitoring duties, which seemed to be one of the main reasons behind the actual financial distress and bankruptcy that swept the compa...

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Main Author: Salloum, Charbel C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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245 |a Board Of Directors' Effects On Financial Distress Evidence O Owned Businesses In Lebanon  |c Salloum, Charbel C. 
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520 |a The objective of this paper is to determine the managerial governance characteristics related to financial distress companies. The boards failed to accomplish their monitoring duties, which seemed to be one of the main reasons behind the actual financial distress and bankruptcy that swept the companies across the planet. Through the analysis of a sample of 178 Lebanese non listed and owned family firms, the results showed that the boards (that have a higher proportion of outside directors) are less inclined to face a financial distress than the boards with a lower proportion. Besides, a different conclusion proves that the board 
650 |a Board Of Directors And Bankruptcy 
650 |a Corporate Governance 
650 |a Financial Distress 
773 |a International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal  |d March 
999 |c 42840  |d 42840