Business, Management and Accounting
4 years ago

Institutional investors in Jordan favor services firms over manufacturing for investments.

Corporate Governance and Institutional Ownership: Evidence from Jordan
Basil Al‐Najjar

Paper Summary

The article explores how institutional investors in Jordan decide where to invest their money in non-financial companies. They consider factors like company size, profitability, and risk. Institutional investors in Jordan prefer to invest in service companies over manufacturing ones. Surprisingly, the study found no clear link between a company's dividend policy and institutional investors. Additionally, the research looked into what factors influence whether institutional investors will control a company.

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