Abstract

Abdul Aziz Ibrahim

This study aims to examine the impact of corporate governance on family and non-family controlled companies’ performance in Pakistan. The sample size of this study is 792 companies listed on Karachi Stock Exchange from 2003 to 2008. The findings reveal that corporate governance structure influences the family and non-family controlled companies’ performance. However all corporate governance mechanisms are not significant. The significant variables differ between family and non-family controlled companies. Thus, regulators need to be vigilant that family and non-family controlled companies practice differently and to set different codes for each type of companies