Acceso usuarios
Ghassan Falah Almatarneh, Rahaf Abdelmonem Alhamdan
Research Aims: This exmine the impact of capital structure on the application of corporate governance in Jordanian industrial companiese,by using the ratios of the capital structure on the size, independence of the board of directors,and independence, size of the audit committee.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The population of the study consisted of 53 Jordanian Industrial Companies (JICs) registered in the Jordanian Securities Depository Center (JSDC), while the sample included 35 JICs that met the selection criteria. Data were collected from the JSDC’s website for the fiscal years 2017–2022. Whereas the hypotheses underwent multiple regression supported by SPSS.
Research Findings: The study reached a set of findings, the most important of which was: There is an impact of capital structure on the application of corporate governance in Jordanian industrial companiese. Based on these findings, the study recommended several recomendations, the most important is increasing the level of commitment of Jordanian industrial companies to the terms and rules of corporate governance and disclosing this in their annual reports, as this will enhance their value and reputation in the market and thus increase their ability to attract investments and achieve high returns and sustainability in the long term.
Theoretical Contribution/Originality: the study adds new evidence to the literature regarding the impact of capital structure on the application of corporate governance.
Research Limitation/Implications: The lack of data for some companies during our study period. also the researchers used some ratios to measure the study variables because it is not possible to use all ratios in this study.
