| declaration | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| abstract | 第5页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第14-18页 |
| 1.2 Problem statement | 第18页 |
| 1.3 Research objectives and Questions | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Research hypothesis of study | 第19-20页 |
| 1.5 Contribution and Innovation of the study | 第20-22页 |
| 2 Theoretical Framework and Literature review of the study | 第22-39页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical aspect of the board of directors | 第22-27页 |
| 2.1.1 Agency theory based on corporate governance andboard of directors 142.1.2 Stewardship theory based on corporate governance and board ofdirectors | 第23-25页 |
| 2.1.2 Stewardship theory based on corporate governance and board of directors | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2 Empirical literature on the relationship between board of directorscharacteristics and corporate performance | 第27-32页 |
| 2.3 Board size has a positive relationship with corporate performance | 第32-34页 |
| 2.4 Board of directors'independence has a positive relationship with corporateperformance | 第34-37页 |
| 2.5 CEO Duality has a negative relationship with corporate performance | 第37-39页 |
| 3 Empirical Methodology and Model | 第39-49页 |
| 3.1 Data and sample | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2 Variables description | 第40-45页 |
| 3.2.1 The dependent variables | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2.2 The independent variables | 第42-45页 |
| 3.3 Empirical Model | 第45-49页 |
| 3.3.1 Theoretical model of Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression | 第47-49页 |
| 4 Results and discussion | 第49-66页 |
| 4.1 Descriptive statistics | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2 Results of Correlation test | 第51-53页 |
| 4.3 Results of multi-collinearity test | 第53页 |
| 4.4 Heteroskedasticity test | 第53-54页 |
| 4.5 Results of the regression and analysis | 第54-60页 |
| 4.5.1 Regression results analysis with dependent variable-ROA | 第54-57页 |
| 4.5.2 Regression results analysis with dependent variable-ROE | 第57-60页 |
| 4.6 Results of the robustness test and analysis | 第60-61页 |
| 4.7 Additional tests | 第61-62页 |
| 4.8 Comparison of some authors major findings with same hypothesis understudy | 第62-66页 |
| 5 Conclusion and recommendation | 第66-70页 |
| 5.1 Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| 5.2 limitations of Research and Recommendations | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-77页 |
| Abreviation and Acronyms | 第77-79页 |
