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The main objective of the current research is to examine the effect of political connections and related party transactions on firm value. Moreover, the moderating role of related party transactions on the relationship between political connections and firm value is investigated. The research sample covers a period of five years from 2014 to 2018, including 33 Egyptian firms listed in the Egyptian Stock Exchange, resulted in 165 firm-year observations. The results show that: first, there is a significant positive relationship between political connections and firm value measured by Tobin’s Q. Second, there is a significant positive relationship between related party transactions related to assets including investments with associates and due from related parties and firm value. Third, related party transactions do not moderate the relationship between political connections and firm value as all interaction variables are insignificant.
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To Cite this Article: Abdel-Fattah, H. A-N., El-Shayeb, N. A., & America, H. E. S. A. (2020). Examining the Relationship between Political Connections, Related Party Transactions, and Firm Value in Egyptian Listed Companies: Empirical Study. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 10(9), 393-413.
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