Board effectiveness and firm value: A mediating role of stock liquidity

Ramiz Ur Rehman; Muhammad Akram Naseem; Mudassar Hasan; Muhammad Ishfaq Ahmad; Ender Demir

doi:10.1142/S0217590823500261

Board effectiveness and firm value: A mediating role of stock liquidity

Ramiz Ur Rehman, Muhammad Akram Naseem, Mudassar Hasan, Muhammad Ishfaq Ahmad, Ender Demir^*

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We test whether an effective board affects firm value (FV) in Pakistan and whether stock liquidity (LIQ) mediates this relationship. To test this conjecture, we introduce an effective board index (EBI) using board size, board independence, board diversity and CEO duality. By employing the fixed effect model, we find that an effective board reduces agency costs and thus increases FV. An effective board may signal investors positively regarding reduced information asymmetry, thereby increasing stock LIQ. Furthermore, stock LIQ partially mediates the relationship between the effective board and FV. However, only Amihud illiquidity mediates this relationship, which suggests the stock liquidity's estimation matters.

Original language	English
Journal	Singapore Economic Review
Early online date	13 Jun 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590823500261
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 13 Jun 2023
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Amihud illiquidity
Corwin Schultz liquidity spread
Effective board index
firm value
Pakistan

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