Financial performance of hospitals: A critical obligation of corporate governance dimensions

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Title


Financial performance of hospitals: A critical obligation of corporate governance dimensions

Creator

Stephen O Afriyie, Yusheng Kong, Peter Y Lartey, Li Kaodui, Isaac A Bediako, Wenhao Wu, Peter H Kyeremateng

Description

Background
This paper aims to investigate the effects of corporate governance mechanisms on the financial performance of hospitals. The statement, “good corporate governance” has been incorporated in the health care sector over the last decade, as an element to improve financial performance.
Methods
The researchers relied on both primary and secondary data in the study. For the primary data, the authors used structured and nonstructured questionnaires to obtain data from 125 hospitals. The secondary data used emanated from board meetings, financial statements and relevant reports of the selected hospitals from 2010 to 2017. However, the data was then sorted out to get the required information on Chief Executive Officer (CEO) presence, board relationship, governance dynamics, gender diversity and financial performance.
Results
On the basis of empirical evidence provided in this study, the results …

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date

2020

Source

https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:9yKSN-GCB0IC

Language

English