Investigating the mediating role of national governance bundles and institutional ownership on the relationship between risk governance disclosure and market valuation: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Areneke, Geofry; Tunyi, Abongeh; Nakpodia, Franklin
Purpose
The paper aims to comparatively examine the impact of risk governance disclosure (RGD) on the market valuation of firms in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the mediating role of institutional investment and national governance bundles (NGB).
Design/methodology/approach
Using a dynamic system generalized method of moments estimation to control for endogeneity, the data for this research is manually collected from the annual reports of small and large firms in Nigeria (80 firms) and South Africa (100 firms) for the period 2012–2017 (900 firm years).
Findings
The authors find that firm RGD directly impacts firm valuation positively, but this association is significantly mediated by national governance practices (bundles) and institutional investment. The authors also develop a conceptual framework that shows the direct and indirect impact of RGD on firm market valuation.
Originality/value
The paper contributes to the comparative corporate governance literature in three ways. First, the authors show that differences in country-level RGD are explained by the maturation of governance regulations and institutions in each country. Second, despite the differences in the level of maturity of governance institutions across countries, stock markets value risk governance information. Finally, the study develops a conceptual framework that addresses prior inconsistent findings by showing that firm-level NGB and institutional investment significantly mediate the association between RGD and market valuation.
Citation
Areneke, G., Tunyi, A., & Nakpodia, F. (online). Investigating the mediating role of national governance bundles and institutional ownership on the relationship between risk governance disclosure and market valuation: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. Corporate Governance, https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-07-2023-0321
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