The effect of corporate governance on financing, investment decisions, and company performance: An application in BIST corporate governance index

In terms of businesses, the importance of corporate governance is increasing day by day. Corporate governance practices have a direct and indirect effect on firm performance, financing, and investment decisions in businesses with a corporate governance approach. In this direction, the aim of this thesis and research is to investigate and examine the effects of corporate governance practices on firm performance, financing, and investment decisions. In this study, the corporate governance score is also taken into account as a variable in the study conducted independently from the others. In this way, data related to the importance of corporateness and its effects on companies will be obtained. For this purpose, financial ratios were calculated using the data in the balance sheets and income statements of 11 companies in the manufacturing sector in the BIST Corporate Governance Index between the years 2013-2021, and then panel data analysis was made with these data. As a result of the study, it has been determined that corporate governance has an effect on firm performance, financing, and investment decisions.