One of the principal objectives of this research center would be to conduct high-quality academic research in the areas of corporate governance, institutions and organizations, focusing on Asian countries.

Researchers in accounting, finance, strategy and policy, management and organization, and other fields will be involved to incorporate broader perspectives to the study of governance, institutions and organizations.We plan to organize our research efforts to five broadly defined research units (RUs) to consolidate individual faculty’s research to make a bigger impact.

These RUs are namely Business Groups, Corporate Governance, Family Business, Government-Linked Companies as well as Legal and Institutional Developments. For a selection of research done by our researchers, please click here.

a. Family Business: This research unit will examine various issues in enhancing the performance of family business that is prevalent in this region. Some important research topics include succession, professionalization and governance mechanisms for family firms.

b. Business Groups: Many corporations in Asia come in the form of business groups, tightly knitted by cross-shareholding and interlocking directorships, while many are controlled by families. We will conduct research on issues such as the efficiency of intra-group business transactions, expropriation of minority shareholders and the performance implication of cross-shareholding.

c. Corporate Governance: This research unit will examine the issues of the board effectiveness, CEO compensation, incentive structure and other monitoring and control mechanisms.

d. Legal and Institutional Developments: This research unit will examine the evolution of institutions, including the interactions among individual actors and governments, and the interaction with advanced economies. It will include the impact of various institutions on financial markets and on stock exchange efficacy as well as the regulation of financial markets.

e. Government-Linked Companies: This research unit examines what would be the most effective governance mechanisms for various types of state-owned enterprises and government-linked companies in Asia.