CHAPTER 29. Corporate Governance. Chapter Synopsis
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1 CHAPTER 29 Corporate Governance Chapter Synopsis 29.1 Corporate Governance and Agency Costs Corporate governance is the system of controls, regulations, and incentives designed to maximize firm value and prevent fraud within a corporation. The role of the corporate governance system is to mitigate the conflict of interest that results from the separation of ownership and control in a corporation without unduly burdening managers with the risk of the firm. An effective corporate governance system should provide incentives for taking the right action and punishments for taking the wrong action. The incentives come from owning stock in the company and from compensation that is sensitive to performance. Punishment comes when a board fires a manager for poor performance or fraud, or when, upon failure of the board to act, shareholders or raiders launch control contests to replace the board and management Monitoring by the Board of Directors When the ownership of a corporation is widely held, no one shareholder has an incentive to bear the costs of monitoring management because they would bear the full cost of monitoring while the benefit is divided among all shareholders. Instead the shareholders as a group elect a board of directors to monitor managers. The directors themselves, however, may have the same conflict of interest monitoring is costly and directors generally do not get significantly greater benefits than other shareholders from monitoring the managers closely. Consequently, shareholders understand that there are limits on how much monitoring they can expect from the board of directors. There are three types of directors. Inside directors are employees, former employees, or family members of employees.
2 350 Berk/DeMarzo Corporate Finance, Second Edition Gray directors are individuals who are not as directly connected to the firm as insiders are, but who have existing or potential business relationships with the firm. Examples include bankers, lawyers, and consultants who are or may be retained by the firm. Outside (or independent) directors are neither managers nor are they likely to have current or potential business relationships with the firm. They are the most likely to make decisions solely in the interests of the shareholders. A board is said to be captured when its monitoring duties have been compromised by connections or perceived loyalties to management. The longer a CEO has served, especially when that person is also chairman of the board, the more likely the board is to become captured Compensation Policies In the absence of perfect monitoring, the conflict of interest between managers and stockholders can be mitigated by closely aligning their interests through the managers compensation schemes. Managers pay can be linked to the performance of a firm through bonuses based on accounting performance or grants of stock or stock options. An influential study by Jensen and Murphy (1990) found that for every $1,000 increase in firm value, CEO pay changed an average of $3.25 $2.00 which came from changes in the value of the CEO s stock ownership. While many believe that this relation is too small, increasing the pay-for-performance sensitivity comes at the cost of burdening managers with risk. Thus, the optimal level of sensitivity depends on the managers level of risk aversion, which is hard to measure. The median value of options granted rose from less than $200,000 in 1993 to more than $1 million in The substantial use of stock and option grants in the 1990s greatly increased managers pay-for-performance sensitivity; recent estimates put this sensitivity at $25 per $1,000 change in wealth. Providing managers with such pay-for-performance sensitivity may provide an incentive to manipulate the release of financial forecasts so that bad news comes out before options are granted (to drive the exercise price down) and good news comes out after options are granted. Studies have found evidence of that practice. Furthermore, many executives have engaged in a more direct form of manipulating their stock option compensation by backdating their option grants. Executives chose the grant date of a stock option retroactively, so that the date of the grant would coincide with a date when the stock price was at its low for the quarter or for the year. In mid-2006, SEC and U.S. Justice Department investigations into alleged backdating were ongoing for more than 70 firms. New SEC rules require firms to report option grants within two days of the grant date, which may help prevent further abuses Managing Agency Conflict If all else fails, the shareholders last line of defense against expropriation by self-interested managers is direct action. Perhaps the most extreme form of direct action that disgruntled shareholders can take is to hold a proxy contest and introduce a rival slate of directors for election to the board. This action gives shareholders an actual choice between the nominees put forth by management and the current board and a completely different slate of nominees put forth by dissident shareholders. Any shareholder can also submit a resolution that is put to a vote at the annual meeting. A resolution could direct the board to take a specific action, such as to discontinue investing in
3 Berk/DeMarzo Corporate Finance, Second Edition 351 a particular line of business or country, or remove a poison pill. Such resolutions rarely receive majority support, but if enough shareholders back the resolutions, they can be embarrassing for the board. Some large public pension funds, such as CalPERS (the California Public Employees Retirement System), take an activist role in corporate governance using such methods. When internal governance systems such as ownership, compensation, board oversight, and shareholder activism fail, the one remaining way to remove poorly performing managers is by mounting a hostile takeover. Thus, the effectiveness of the corporate governance structure of a firm depends on how well protected its managers are from removal in a hostile takeover Regulation The U.S. government has periodically passed laws that force minimum standards of governance in an attempt to improve the accuracy of information given both to boards and to shareholders. The most recent major government regulation is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). Many of the problems at Enron, WorldCom, and elsewhere were kept hidden from boards and shareholders until it was too late. In the wake of these scandals, many people felt that the accounting statements of these companies, while often remaining true to the letter of GAAP, did not present an accurate picture of the financial health of a company. SOX is aimed at improving corporate governance by: 1) overhauling incentives and independence in the auditing process, 2) stiffening penalties for providing false information, and 3) forcing companies to validate their internal financial control processes. SOX places strict limits on the amount of non-audit fees (consulting or otherwise) that an accounting firm can earn from the same firm that it audits. It also requires that audit partners rotate every five years and increases the criminal penalties for providing false information to shareholders. Insider trading occurs when a person makes a trade based material, non-public information. If managers were allowed to trade on their information, their profits would come at the expense of outside investors, and as a result, outside investors would be less willing to invest in corporations. Insider trading regulations were passed to address this problem. The penalties for violating insider trading laws include jail time, fines, and civil penalties. Only the U.S. Justice Department on its own or at the request of the SEC can bring charges that carry the possibility of a prison sentence. However, the SEC can bring civil actions if it chooses. In 1984, Congress stiffened the civil penalties for insider trading by passing the Insider Trading Sanctions Act, which allowed for civil penalties of up to three times the gain from insider trading Corporate Governance Around the World Investor protection in the United States is generally seen as being among the best in the world. La Porta and Lopez-de-Silanes (1998) conclude that the degree of investor protection in other countries is largely determined by the legal origin of the country specifically, whether its legal system was based on British common law (more protection) or French, German, or Scandinavian civil law (less protection). In many other countries, the central conflict is between what are called controlling shareholders and minority shareholders. In Europe, many corporations are run by families who own controlling blocks of shares. One way for families to gain control over firms even when they do not own more than half the shares is to issue dual class shares in which
4 352 Berk/DeMarzo Corporate Finance, Second Edition companies have more than one class of shares, and one class has superior voting rights over the other class. While the U.S system focuses solely on maximizing shareholder welfare, most countries follow what is called the stakeholder model, giving explicit consideration to other stakeholders, such as employees. For example, countries such as Germany give employees board representation. Other countries have mandated works councils, local versions of labor unions that are to be informed and consulted on major corporate decisions. Some countries mandate employee participation in decision making in corporate constitutions The Trade-off of Corporate Governance Corporate governance is a system of checks and balances with trade-offs between costs and benefits. As this chapter makes clear, this trade-off is very complicated. No one structure works for all firms. The costs and benefits of a corporate governance system also depend on cultural norms. An acceptable business practice in one culture can be unacceptable in another culture, and thus it is not surprising that there is such wide variation in governance structures across countries. It is important to keep in mind that good governance is value enhancing and so, in principle, is something investors in the firm should strive for. Because there are many ways to implement good governance, one should expect firms to display and firms do display wide variation in their governance structures. Selected Concepts and Key Terms Backdating The practice of choosing the grant date of a stock option retroactively so that the date of the grant would coincide with a date when the stock price was at its low for the quarter or for the year. Captured Board A board is said to be captured when its monitoring duties have been compromised by connections or perceived loyalties to management. Corporate Governance The system of controls, regulations, and incentives designed to maximize firm value and prevent fraud. The role of the corporate governance system is to mitigate the conflict of interest that results from the separation of ownership and control in a corporation without unduly burdening managers with the risk of the firm. Gray Directors Directors who are not as directly connected to the firm as insiders are, but who have existing or potential business relationships with the firm. For example, bankers, lawyers, and consultants who are already retained by the firm, or who would be interested in being retained may sit on a board. Their judgment could be compromised by their desire to keep the CEO happy.
5 Berk/DeMarzo Corporate Finance, Second Edition 353 Inside Directors Directors who are employees, former employees, or family members of employees. Insider Trading Stock trading that is based material, non-public information. If managers were allowed to trade on their information, their profits would come at the expense of outside investors, and as a result, outside investors would be less willing to invest in corporations. Outside (Independent) Directors Directors who are not managers or likely to have current or potential business relationships with the firm. They are the most likely to make decisions solely in the interests of the shareholders. Stakeholder Model A system that gives governance power to stakeholders other than stockholders, such as employees. For example, countries such as Germany give employees board representation while other countries have mandated works councils, which are local versions of labor unions that are to be informed and consulted on major corporate decisions. Concept Check Questions and Answers What is corporate governance? Corporate governance refers to the system of controls, regulations, and incentives designed to prevent fraud from happening What agency conflict do corporate governance structures address? Agency conflict occurs when different stakeholders in a firm all have their own interests and these interests diverge What is the difference between gray directors and outside directors? Grey directors are those who are not directly connected to the firm but have existing or potential business relationships with the firm. Outside directors or independent directors are neither directly connected to the firm nor have any business relationships with the firm What does it mean for a board to be captured? A board is said to be captured when its monitoring duties have been compromised by connections or perceived loyalties to management What is the main reason for tying managers compensation to firm performance? By tying manager s compensation to firm performance, boards can better align managers interests with those of shareholders What is the negative effect of increasing the sensitivity of managerial pay to firm performance? Increasing the sensitivity of managerial pay to firm performance may give managers incentives to manipulate the stock price for a big compensation payout.
6 354 Berk/DeMarzo Corporate Finance, Second Edition Describe and explain a proxy contest. A proxy contest gives shareholders a choice between the nominees put forth by management and the current board, and a completely different slate of nominees put forth by dissident shareholders What is the role of takeovers in corporate governance? When internal governance systems such as ownership, compensation, board oversight, and shareholder activism fail, the one remaining way to remove poorly performing managers is by mounting a hostile takeover. Thus, the effectiveness of the corporate governance structure of a firm depends on how well protected its managers are from removal in a hostile takeover Describe the main requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is intended to improve shareholder monitoring of managers by increasing the accuracy of their information. The Act does this by: 1) overhauling incentives and independence in the auditing process, 2) stiffening penalties for providing false information, and 3) forcing companies to validate their internal financial control processes What is insider trading, and how can it harm investors? Insider trading occurs when a person makes a trade based on privileged information. By using this information, managers can exploit profitable trading opportunities that are not available to outside investors. If they were allowed to trade on their information, their profits would come at the expense of outside investors and, as a result, outside investors would be less willing to invest in corporations How does shareholder protection vary across countries? Countries with British common law origin generally provide better shareholder protection than countries with civil law origin How can a minority owner in a business gain a controlling interest? One way for a minority owner in a business to gain a controlling interest is to issue dual class shares with different voting rights. Another way is to create a pyramid structure.
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