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ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL: SMALL COMPANIES AND ASX CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMPLIANCE
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Raymond da Silva Rosa 
, Dane Etheridge , Izan H.Y. Izan
Abstract
The ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations (Released March 2003) has been criticised as unduly prescriptive and potentially costly, particularly for small firms. Using a sample of 518 West Australia and Queensland based ASX listed companies, we show that small companies are less likely to comply with several of the ASX recommendations than large companies. We also show that some agency controls largely ignored in the recommendations, such as substantial shareholders, may substitute for some of the corporate governance mechanisms recommended by the ASX. We also consider the effect that the extent of director interlocking may have on compliance, and find that it is minimal. Overall, the results of this research provide a timely reminder that when it comes to corporate governance, one size does not fit all.
Keywords: Corporate Governance, Australia, Company Size, Regulation, Director Interlocking
How to cite this paper: da Silva Rosa, R., Etheridge, D., & Izan, I. H. Y. (2007). One size does not fit all: small companies and ASX corporate governance compliance. Corporate Ownership & Control, 5(1), 66-78. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv5i1p6
