The influence of ownership structure on financial performance of Iraqi listed companies: A conceptual paper
List of Authors
  • Honar Mohammed Mohammed Ameen , Sofri Yahya

Keyword
  • Financial Performance, Ownership Structure, Stakeholder Theories, Iraq, Stock Exchange

Abstract
  • The study examines the relationship between ownership structures and financial performance in listed companies in Iraq. The aim of this study is to look into how ownership structure affects financial performance in listed companies in Iraq. The research framework is developed based on agency and stakeholder theories and addresses gaps in the current literature. A sample size of 72 were selected from the Iraqi stock exchange for the fiscal years (2017-2021). Data will be gathered primarily from annual reports (secondary data) of Iraqi public traded companies and will be analyzed using Stata software to analyze the final hypotheses of the proposed model. In the most developing countries same as Iraq listed company donate to GDP and supply employ. Although the respect of the important roles Iraq listed company. Their expansion is mostly constrained by a number of factors, such as the existence financial crises. This study is complimenting the previous studies by investigating how ownership structure affects financial performance. Hence, our study contributed to the literature and practitioners by extending the agency and stakeholder theories and providing guidelines to policy makers about improving financial performance.

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