Corporate Governance and Organisational Performance: An Empirical Analysis

The study focuses on organisational performance based on the financial indicators including ROA, ROE, sales and similar elements. The research proposed that corporate governance practices could play a vital role in organisational performance. Therefore various practices of corporate governance were chosen and tested their impact. The study sample comprises of the respondents working in various Telecom Sector that includes: Mobilink, Telenor, Ufone, and Zong across Pakistan. A total of 320 useable responses were used. Data were collected through a questionnaire by sending through mail and online. A pilot testing was conducted to test the reliability ad validity for the instrument, with the pilot sample of 55 respondents. After testing the validity and reliability, further data were collected and tested the hypotheses devised thorough a study based on literature review. Employing correlational and regression tests, we analyzed the data. The results indicate that there was a positive and significant effect of corporate governance practices on organizational performance. Out of five hypotheses, three hypotheses were approved while two got rejected. The detail findings are shown in the analysis chapter. The study concludes with discussion, limitations and future research directions including implications both for theory and practitioners.