The Influence of Corporate Governance to the Firm Performance in Logistics Industry

Tan, Yi Lin (2018): The Influence of Corporate Governance to the Firm Performance in Logistics Industry.

Abstract

The transportation and logistics industry believe to be one of important sector that may influence the economy in United Kingdom. Due to the question for the growth in the industry, the paper was conducted to study the internal/external factors that influence the performance of the company. The paper would answer the objective question i.) To identify the variable that influence the performance; ii.) To analyze the performance which influenced by the risk. The quantitative method of research would analyze the 5 years annual report from 2013-2017 for Easy Jet plc. The stock price changes within the 5 years would be collected as well. The analysis would be carry out by using SPSS Stepwise regression method. The correlation results showed the credit risk had the negative relationship with the company performance while the coefficient showed the operating margin give the impact to the profitability ratio.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Profitability, Credit Risk, Liquidity, Macroeconomic, Corporate Governance
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G32 - Financing Policy ; Financial Risk and Risk Management ; Capital and Ownership Structure ; Value of Firms ; Goodwill

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