Management Share Proprietory and Firm Value: Are There Peculiar Determinants?

Abstract

The study examined the specific factors that influence management share holdings and how this impact on the value of the firm in Ghana. The study specifically sought to find the relationship existing between managerial ownership and firm worth, non-linear relationship between managerial ownership and firm value, how managerial ownership and firm value are affected by size of firm and firm growth opportunities. Using secondary data from Ghana Stock Exchange from the period of 2015 to 2019, ten financial institutions (Banks) and ten non-financial institutions (non-bank) were purposively selected for the study, considering data availability and accessibility. Inferential statistics was adopted in analysing the data collected. The study found a weak positive linear relationship between firm worth and management’s share holdings in the organization. The findings from the second research question revealed that the nature of the bond between management share holdings and firm value was the fact that it was nonlinear, however with no visible description of shape but rather fluctuating in nature. The study further found that there is a moderately weak positive association between firm worth and management share of holdings of the organization in the presence of firm size. The findings from the final research questions also revealed that connection between firm value and management holding of share is influenced by firm growth opportunities. The study recommends the development of a more robust and parsimonious model in the examination of the association between management ownership share and firm size to help improve on the strength and nature of the relationship as was revealed by weak correlation and coefficient of determination values.