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FOREIGN DIRECTORS AND FIRM FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM THE TANZANIAN LISTED COMPANIES
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This study investigates the impact of foreign directors on the financial performance of the Tanzanian listed firms. The study applies balanced panel data Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression analysis on 120 firm-years observations obtained from the firms’ audited annual reports and from the OSIRIS database from 2006 to 2018. The study findings support agency and resource dependence theories that foreign directors have a positive relationship with the firms’ financial performance. The findings indicate further that foreign directors enhance firm performance by providing the firm’s Board of Directors with effective and efficient overseeing and advice to the CEO and the top management. This study contributes to the understanding of the impact of foreign directors on firm performance and provides researched based evidence to Tanzanian policy makers on the importance of foreign members on the firm’s Board of Directors.
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