Cross Listing of Firms and Corporate Governance Disclosure Practices - A Case of India

K. Rajya Lakshmi*, Laila Memdani**, P. Raja Babu***
*-** Assistant Professor, IBS Hyderabad, India.
*** Associate Professor, K.L University, A.P, India.
Periodicity:March - May'2014
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.8.4.2751

Abstract

Due to globalization Indian companies are getting listed in overseas markets as well, or in other words getting cross listed to have access to broader range of financing. Since corporate disclosure practices are not uniform globally, Indian companies cross listed in developed economies like United States of America and United Kingdom have to follow stricter corporate governance practices prescribed there. Theoretically cross listing increases the extent of disclosures practices followed by companies. Good governance results in the increase in the corporate reputation in the international market. As overseas developed markets are more mature than the Indian market, there can be adequate supply of capital at a lower cost. This study is an attempt to compare and contrast the extent of governance disclosures practices followed by Indian companies which are exclusively listed in India and those which are listed in India and abroad in order to find out whether cross listing is improving the governance disclosures by constructing a corporate governance disclosure score. In addition the authors analyze the nexus between the corporate governance scores and firm performance for firms exclusively listed in India and cross listed.

Keywords

Cross listing, Corporate Governance Disclosures, Governance Score, Firm Performance and Tobin Q.

How to Cite this Article?

K. Rajya Lakshmi, Laila Memdani and P. Raja Babu (2014). Cross Listing of Firms and Corporate Governance Disclosure Practices - A Case of India. i-manager’s Journal on Management, 8(4), 42-47. https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.8.4.2751

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