The effects of managerial entrenchments on the relationship between cash holdings and corporate financial objectives in GCC countries
Firms in the Gulf region are predominantly governed by the entrepreneurial model where royal ownerships/management dominants. Using a Panel Regression Model in a sample of 202 firms across six countries in the Gulf Cooperating Council (GCC), this paper assesses the direct effect of corporate cash ho...
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| description | Firms in the Gulf region are predominantly governed by the entrepreneurial model where royal ownerships/management dominants. Using a Panel Regression Model in a sample of 202 firms across six countries in the Gulf Cooperating Council (GCC), this paper assesses the direct effect of corporate cash holdings on firms’ financial objectives or performance, and also how managerial entrenchments directly affect corporate cash holdings in GCC. It further tests the moderation and interaction effects of managerial entrenchments on the relationship between cash-holdings and firms’ financial performance. The research concludes that the effect of corporate cash holdings on firms’ performance is negative, especially for absolute and relatively liquidity firms. This proofs the U-shape hypothesis of cash holdings. Also, the results show that different managerial entrenchment variables have different effects on corporate financial performance or objectives. Furthermore, the moderation and interaction effects of managerial entrenchment on the relationship between cash holding and firms’ financial performance (i.e. ROA and ROE) are inconsistent. These findings show randomness in how managerial entrenchment affects firms’ performance in the GCC region. However, the interaction between cash and leverage is consistently positive on shareholders wealth (i.e. ROE) for all liquidity thresholds. This highlights the benefits of debts in corporate financing. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-69a7d706922e40ce954f4c9eb93ddc4c2025-08-20T02:07:10ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Business & Management2331-19752024-12-0111110.1080/23311975.2024.2396045The effects of managerial entrenchments on the relationship between cash holdings and corporate financial objectives in GCC countriesOmar Ikbal Tawfik0Abdul Rahaman Abdul Rashid1Mohamed Maher Elbaz2Araby Madbouly3Department of Accounting, Dhofar University, Salalah, OmanDepartment of Accounting and Finance, Bolgatanga Technical University, Bolgatanga, GhanaAccounting and Auditing department. Faculty of business, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptDepartment of Business and Accounting, Muscat College, Sultanate of OmanFirms in the Gulf region are predominantly governed by the entrepreneurial model where royal ownerships/management dominants. Using a Panel Regression Model in a sample of 202 firms across six countries in the Gulf Cooperating Council (GCC), this paper assesses the direct effect of corporate cash holdings on firms’ financial objectives or performance, and also how managerial entrenchments directly affect corporate cash holdings in GCC. It further tests the moderation and interaction effects of managerial entrenchments on the relationship between cash-holdings and firms’ financial performance. The research concludes that the effect of corporate cash holdings on firms’ performance is negative, especially for absolute and relatively liquidity firms. This proofs the U-shape hypothesis of cash holdings. Also, the results show that different managerial entrenchment variables have different effects on corporate financial performance or objectives. Furthermore, the moderation and interaction effects of managerial entrenchment on the relationship between cash holding and firms’ financial performance (i.e. ROA and ROE) are inconsistent. These findings show randomness in how managerial entrenchment affects firms’ performance in the GCC region. However, the interaction between cash and leverage is consistently positive on shareholders wealth (i.e. ROE) for all liquidity thresholds. This highlights the benefits of debts in corporate financing.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2024.2396045Cash holdingscorporate financial objectivesmanagerial entrenchmentreturn on assetsreturn on equitycorporate governance |
| spellingShingle | Omar Ikbal Tawfik Abdul Rahaman Abdul Rashid Mohamed Maher Elbaz Araby Madbouly The effects of managerial entrenchments on the relationship between cash holdings and corporate financial objectives in GCC countries Cogent Business & Management Cash holdings corporate financial objectives managerial entrenchment return on assets return on equity corporate governance |
| title | The effects of managerial entrenchments on the relationship between cash holdings and corporate financial objectives in GCC countries |
| title_full | The effects of managerial entrenchments on the relationship between cash holdings and corporate financial objectives in GCC countries |
| title_fullStr | The effects of managerial entrenchments on the relationship between cash holdings and corporate financial objectives in GCC countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of managerial entrenchments on the relationship between cash holdings and corporate financial objectives in GCC countries |
| title_short | The effects of managerial entrenchments on the relationship between cash holdings and corporate financial objectives in GCC countries |
| title_sort | effects of managerial entrenchments on the relationship between cash holdings and corporate financial objectives in gcc countries |
| topic | Cash holdings corporate financial objectives managerial entrenchment return on assets return on equity corporate governance |
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