As a rule, researches tend to focus solely on the way in which the concepts of the cost of debt and one of the governance types interact. However, the present study is aimed at exploring the way in which the cost of debt is related to other resources of the board, such as its financial experts. The research also seeks to scrutinize the impact that the state ownership produces on the cost of debt. Afterward, an analysis of the possible interactions between the key variables is due.
Specifically, several characteristics of the board of directors will be taken into account during the research. The essential factors include its size, the degree to which it can make decisions independently from state authorities, and the role that its financial experts play in the management of key operations. The study focuses on the effects that the specified factors have on the cost of debt levels observed in GCC public organizations.
All parties involved from debt holders to state investors are likely to find the outcomes of the research important for their further choice of actions. Particularly, the study results inform the decisions concerning the control tools to be established in the specified environment. In addition, the research offers extensive opportunities for legal authorities in the GCC states by shedding light on the issue of business regulation techniques. However, there are certain limitations to the research.
For instance, the sample is comparatively small, which may lead to a drop in the quality of the end result. In addition, by restricting the choice of companies to the ones located within the GCC setting, the authors of the study reduce the objectivity of the results. Thus, the outcomes of the research may turn out to be invalid when applied to the economic setting of a different state. The fact that Kuwait and Qatar were excluded from the analysis due to the lack of data adds to the drop in the credibility of the results.