Research Paper Accounting
T.C
YED TEPE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THE EFFECTS
OF BOARD CHARACTERISTICS,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MATURITY
AND TRANSPARENCY ON COMPANY
PERFORMANCE
By
Sinan DÜZTAŞ
Supervisor
Prof. Dr. . Atilla D CLE
Submitted to the Graduate Institute of Social Sciences
In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy (Management and Organisation)
STANBUL, 2008
T.C
YED TEPE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THE EFFECTS
OF BOARD CHARACTERISTICS,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MATURITY
AND TRANSPARENCY ON COMPANY
PERFORMANCE
By
Sinan DÜZTAŞ
Supervisor
Prof. Dr. . Atilla D CLE
Submitted to the Graduate Institute of Social Sciences
In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy (Management and Organisation)
STANBUL, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS...........................................................................................iii
LIST OF FIGURES.......................................................................................................... iv
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................. vii
ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................... ix
ÖZET ................................................................................................................................ x
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 11
1.1 Purpose of the Study .............................................................................................. 13
1.2 Importance of the
YED TEPE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THE EFFECTS
OF BOARD CHARACTERISTICS,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MATURITY
AND TRANSPARENCY ON COMPANY
PERFORMANCE
By
Sinan DÜZTAŞ
Supervisor
Prof. Dr. . Atilla D CLE
Submitted to the Graduate Institute of Social Sciences
In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy (Management and Organisation)
STANBUL, 2008
T.C
YED TEPE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THE EFFECTS
OF BOARD CHARACTERISTICS,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MATURITY
AND TRANSPARENCY ON COMPANY
PERFORMANCE
By
Sinan DÜZTAŞ
Supervisor
Prof. Dr. . Atilla D CLE
Submitted to the Graduate Institute of Social Sciences
In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy (Management and Organisation)
STANBUL, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS...........................................................................................iii
LIST OF FIGURES.......................................................................................................... iv
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................. vii
ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................... ix
ÖZET ................................................................................................................................ x
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 11
1.1 Purpose of the Study .............................................................................................. 13
1.2 Importance of the