Korean architecture classifies Banja (the decorated flat of the ceiling visible from the inside) of Royal Palaces into two types: Woomul(water-well, 井) banja, which inserts rectangular wooden board into lattice frame, and paper banja, which applies paper to the flat ceiling. Such classification was established in the 19th century. Before that, Banja was classified according to what was inserted into the lattice frame, either wooden or paper board. At first, the banja that used paper board was widely installed regardless of the purpose or nobility of the building. However, since the 17th century, the use of paper board banja became mostly restricted to Ondol (Korean floor heating system) rooms which are characterized by private usage and the importance of heating, and it was considered inferior to wooden board banja in terms of rank or grace. The contemporary paper banja was mainly installed in low-rank ondol rooms until the late 19th century to early 20th century, when roll-type wallpaper was introduced from the West and the paper banja came to decorate the King’s and Queen’s bedrooms. The traditional paper board banja benefits heat reservation, reduces the weight of the ceiling, and allows the adjustment of the lattice frame size. Furthermore, it can feature unique artistry if covered with blue, white, or red Neung-hwa-ji (traditional flower pattered paper).

외국인 이사회 및 주주의 기업 성과에 관한 연구는 논란이 많은 주제이다. 몇몇 연구들은 외국인 지배구조가 기업 지배 과정에 공헌할 것이라고 하는 반면에, 다른 연구들은 단기적 수익성 악화로 인해 조직 성과에 부정적이라고 주장한다. 하지만, 이러한 연구들 가운데 외국인 이사 및 주주가 해외 성과에 미치는 영향은 아직까지 연구가 활발히 이루어지지 않는 실정이다. 본 연구는 자원기 반관점과 대리인이론을 바탕으로 기업지배구조의 외국인 사내 이사, 외국인 사외 이사, 외국인 주 주가 기업의 해외 성과에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 본 연구는 2012년부터 2014년 동안 한국의 비금융 KOSPI 기업들을 대상으로 외국인 사외이사와 외국인 주주의 유의미한 결과를 보여주었다. 본 연구 결과에 따르면, 기업지배구조에서의 과도한 외국인 비중은 필요한 정보 획득 및 효과적인 의사 소통에 어려움을 야기하기 때문에, 기업지배구조의 외국인 비중의 긍정적인 영향은 감소되어 결국 역 U자형 관계를 보여준다. 이러한 분석 결과는 학문적, 실무적 측면에서 기업지배구조의 기 존 연구들뿐만 아니라 향후 연구에도 중요한 시사점을 제공하여 준다.

This study examines the relationship between the attributes of board structure and the likelihood of financial distress for the non-financial sector of an emerging market characterized by concentrated ownership and family-controlled business. The present study utilized panel logistic regression to estimate the relationship between board structure attributes and the likelihood of financial distress. We used Altman Z-Score as a proxy for firm financial distress, as this tool measures the financial distress inversely. The study finds a significant relationship between board size and the likelihood of financial distress. The results show that a one-unit increase in board size would decrease the probability of financial distress by 3.4%. Further, we observe that a greater level of board independence is associated with a lower likelihood of financial distress. A one-unit increase in board independence would decrease the probability of financial distress by 20.4%. We also find a significant positive impact of leverage on the likelihood of financial distress. The present study contributes to the body of literature on board structure attributes and likelihood of financial distress in emerging markets, like Pakistan. Furthermore, the findings would be beneficial for corporate policymakers and investors in formulating corporate financial strategy and predicting business failure.

Over the last few decades, corporate frauds have highlighted the significance of corporate governance in deriving firm performance. By using different sample data, extensive research has examined how corporate governance structure influences firm’s profitability, but limited research was undertaken on the banking sector of Pakistan. This research adds to the literature by testing how board structure derives bank’s performance by using sample data of 19 banks for the period from 2010 to 2017. In addition, the study analyzes the controlling part of size on the link between board governance and bank performance. Findings reveal that banks having small board size, fewer non-executive directors and minimum activity level perform better. Analysis related to bank size illustrates that board size has value in increasing benefits in large size banks in contrast to small size one, while higher participation by board members enhances performance of small size banks more. The correlation results and findings showed that there existed no multicollinearity issue between independent variables. Board size showed positive correlation with the market variable, while board activity tended to correlated negatively with the market performance. Inverse correlation between board size and independent directors indicated that Pakistani banks with greater board size had fewer independent directors.

The main objective of this research is to investigate the impact of board size and board composition on financial performance of banks. The sample of this study consists on two countries listed bank sector Pakistan and China. The annul data is used from 2009-2018 to find the objective of this study. The Panel regression model is used to check the relationship between dependent and independent variables. Return on Asset and Return on Equity is used as performance checker dependent variables. The results of this study confirm board size coefficient value positive for ROA and negative for ROE but shows insignificant behavior for Pakistani banking sector while in Chinese banking sector the coefficient value of board size positively for ROA and ROE at 10% level. The board composition coefficient shows the negatively significant with ROA but insignificantly related to ROE for Pakistani banking sector. However, in Chinese banking sector the coefficient value of board composition is insignificant for both ROA and ROE. This study is helpful for banks, management of banks, policy makers, researcher as well as Government.

In this study, conducted an experiment for fire-resistance of silicone/inorganic flame retardant composites as fire resistant materials. Thermal characteristic analysis were performed by TGA(Thermogravimetric analysis) and Fire-resistance analysis performed by flame test. Through this study, we realized that the silicone/inorganic flame retardant composites have fire resistance and potential as Fire resistant materials.