Comparative Analysis Of Corporate Governance Practices In Financial And Manufacturing Firms In Nigeria

Jonathan Funminiyi  ADEGOKE

doi:10.54960/jfcg.v2i1.16

Authors

Jonathan Funminiyi ADEGOKE Department of Entrepreneurial Studies Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54960/jfcg.v2i1.16

Keywords:

Corporate Governance, Board of Directors, Disclosure, Ownership Structure

Abstract

The study examined the key factors influencing corporate governance in Nigerian financial and manufacturing firms. It also examined the comparative level of compliance to the key factors of corporate governance between financial and manufacturing firms. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Primary data on corporate governance were collected through the administration of questionnaire. The study sample were selected using systematic random sampling technique. A total of 255 out of 270 respondents in the two sectors responded to the questionnaire and all the analyses were based on these 255 respondents. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics such as simple percentages, frequency counts and inferential statistics such as ANOVA. The results showed that out of the four key factors of corporate governance only the disclosure and transparency fully influences the level of compliance with effective corporate governance demonstrated by the firms under study and this applies to both financial/insurance firms and the manufacturing industries. ownership structure. Also there was no significant difference in the firms’ compliance with board composition between financial and manufacturing firms (t = 0.512, p > 0.05). However, significant differences existed in the firms’ compliance with disclosure (t = -2.719 p < 0.05) ownership structure (t = 9.690, p < 0.05) and firm size (t = - 2.094, p < 0.05).

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