Board of directors and performance of public enterprises in Cameroon : an approach by the theory of agency

Dontsi
Département d’Analyse Economique, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion, Université de Yaoundé II-SOA, Cameroun
dontsi@yahoo.fr

Board of directors and performance of public enterprises in Cameroon :  an approach by the theory of agency

Abstract : The aim of this paper is to throw more light in improving the results of Cameroo- nian public enterprises whose performances are poor. Based on the agency theory, we try to show theoretically and empirically the Boards of Directors key role in these performances.

Keywords : public enterprises, performances, boards of directors, managers, agency theory, opportunistic behaviour.

Jel Classification : D01, L25, L32.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/RIELF.2019.2.8