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References: Ameer R., Ramli F. and Zakaria H. (2010). A new perspective on board composition and firm performance in an emerging market. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN, 10, 647-661. Andres Pablo de, Azofra V. and Lopez F. (2005). Corporate Boards in OECD Countries: size, composition, functioning and effectiveness. Corporate Governance, 13 (2), 197-210. Bhattacherjee Anol (2nd Ed.).(2012). Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices. A free textbook published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Beasley, M Barnhart S. W., Marr M. W. and Rosenstein S. (1994). Firm Performance and Board Composition: Some New Evidence. Managerial and Decision Economics, 15(4), 329-340. Brooks C. (2nd Ed). (2008). Introductory Econometrics for Finance. New York, Cambridge University Press. Creswell J. W.(2nd Ed). (2003). Qualitative, Quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Dalton D Dalton, D. R., Daily, C. M., Ellstrand, A. E., and Johnson, L. J.(1998). Meta- Analytic Review of Board Composition, Leadership Structure and Financial Performance, Strategic Management Journal, 19 (3), 269-290. Fama, Eugene F., and Jensen, Michael C. (1983). Separation of Ownership and Control. Journal of Law and Economics, 26, 301–25. Fekadu Petros G. (2010). Control in Ethiopian Share Companies:Legal and Policy Implications. Mizan Law Review 4 (1), 1-30. Hermalin, B. E., & Weisbach, M. S. (2003). Board of Directors as an Endogenously Determined Institution: A Survey of the Economic Literature, Economic Policy Review, 9 (1), 7-26. Hillman A. J. and Dalziel T. (2003). Boards of Directors and Firm Performance: Integrating Agency and Resource Dependence Perspectives. The Academy of Management Review, 28, 383-396. Imperial Ethiopian Government (1960). Commercial code of Ethiopia. Berhanena Selam Printing Press, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Jackling B. and Johl S. (2009). Board Structure and Firm Performance: Evidence from India’s Top Companies. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 17(4): 492–509. Jensen, M.C. and Meckling, W. (1976). Theory of the firm: managerial behaviour, agency costs, and ownership structure, Journal of Financial Economics, 4, 305-60. Klein A. (1998). Firm Performance and Board Committee Structure. Journal of Law and Economics, 41(1), 275-304. Kothari, C.R. (2nd Ed). ( 2005). Research Methodology- Methods and Techniques, New Delhi, Wiley Eastern Limited. Muth M.M. and Donaldson L. (1998). Stewardship Theory and Board Structure: a Contingency Approach. Scholarly Research and Theory Papers, 6(1), 5-28. Nicholson, Gavin J and Kiel, Geoff C (2003) Board Composition and Corporate Performance: How the Australian Experience Informs Contrasting Theories of Corporate Governance. Corporate Governance: An International Review 11(3), 189-205. Peng M. W. (2004). Outside Directors and Firm Performance during Institutional Transitions. Strategic Management Journal, 25, 453–471. Perry T. and Shivdasani A. (2005). Do Boards Affect Performance? Evidence from Corporate Restructuring. The Journal of Business, 78(4), 1403-1432. Rashid A., De Zoysa A., Lodh S. and K. Rudkin (2010). Board Composition and Firm Performance: Evidence from Bangladesh. Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal, 4(1), 76-95. Rhoades Dawna L., Rechner Paula L. and sundaramurthy Chamu (2001). A Meta-analysis of Board Leadership Structure and Financial Performance: are “two heads better than one”?. Emperical Research-based and Theory-building Papers, 9, 311-319. Rhoades Dawna L., Rechner Paula L. and sundaramurthy Chamu (2000). Board Composition and Financial Performance: A Meta-Analysis of the Influence of Outside Directors. Journal of Managerial Issues, 12, 76-91. Solomon Jill and Solomon Aris (2004). Corporate Governance and Accountability. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, the Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 8SQ, England. Uadiale O. M. (2010). The Impact of Board Structure on Corporate Financial Performance in Nigeria. International Journal of Business and Management, 5(10), 155-166. Vafeas N. (2003). Length of Board Tenure and Outside Director Independence. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 30(7) & (8), 1043-1063. Yermack, David (1996).Higher market valuation of companies with a small board of directors. Journal of Financial Economics 40:185–212.