The Impact of Ownership Structure on Firm Performance: Evidence from Jordan

Mohammad Ahmad Abu Zraiq; Faudziah Hanim Bt Fadzil

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The Impact of Ownership Structure on Firm Performance: Evidence from Jordan

Mohammad Ahmad Abu Zraiq, Faudziah Hanim Bt Fadzil

Published in International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Risk Management (Volume 3, Issue 1)

Received: 9 July 2018 Accepted: 23 July 2018 Published: 13 September 2018

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Abstract

This study is an attempt to achieve the main objective by examining the association between ownership structure and firm performance of the Jordanian firms. This study used OLS regression to test the relationship between independent. variable and dependent variable as discussed in the section explaining the study method. The data comprised of 228 firms industrial and services. As this study Jordan attempts to bridge the gap. in the existing literature by investigating the association between ownership structure and firm performance in the emerging market of Jordan. The findings indicated a significantly positive relationship between ownership structure (family and foreign) and firm performance. Finally, this study provides recommendations for future research.

Published in	International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Risk Management (Volume 3, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijafrm.20180301.12
Page(s)	1-4
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Keywords

Ownership Structure, Firm Performance, Amman Stock Exchange

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Mohammad Ahmad Abu Zraiq, Faudziah Hanim Bt Fadzil. The Impact of Ownership Structure on Firm Performance: Evidence from Jordan. Int J Account Finance Risk Manag. 2018;3(1):1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ijafrm.20180301.12

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Mohammad Ahmad Abu Zraiq

Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia
Faudziah Hanim Bt Fadzil

Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia

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Mohammad Ahmad Abu Zraiq; Faudziah Hanim Bt Fadzil. The Impact of Ownership Structure on Firm Performance: Evidence from Jordan. Int. J. Account. Finance Risk Manag. 2018, 3(1), 1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ijafrm.20180301.12

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Mohammad Ahmad Abu Zraiq, Faudziah Hanim Bt Fadzil. The Impact of Ownership Structure on Firm Performance: Evidence from Jordan. Int J Account Finance Risk Manag. 2018;3(1):1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ijafrm.20180301.12

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