Univrsity Of Tehran Press Accounting and Auditing Review 2645-8020 22 2 2015 08 23 Investigating the relationship between corporate governance mechanism and cash holding Investigating the relationship between corporate governance mechanism and cash holding 263 278 54973 10.22059/acctgrev.2015.54973 FA Aziz Gord Associate Prof., Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran Mansour Mohammadi MSc., Faculty of Economics, University of Mazandaran, Mazandaran, Iran Majid Goldoost MSc., Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2015 04 07 This study aims to investigate the relationship between corporate governance mechanism and firm cash holding using a sample of firms listed in Tehran stock exchange over the period 2007 to 2013. The role of corporate governance is guide and control the firm in reducing agency conflict between management and shareholders. An example of deviation of the shareholders' interests is an inappropriate management of cash resources.  In this research, we used debt reliance, chief executive officer tenure, ownership concentration, chief executive officer duality, board independent and institutional ownership for evaluating corporate governance.  The research hypothesis is tested using panel data regression model. Our result indicates a negative significant relationship between the institutional ownership, board independent and debt reliance with cash holding. Also our findings show no significant relationship between ownership concentration, chief executive officer duality and chief executive officer tenure with cash holding. This study aims to investigate the relationship between corporate governance mechanism and firm cash holding using a sample of firms listed in Tehran stock exchange over the period 2007 to 2013. The role of corporate governance is guide and control the firm in reducing agency conflict between management and shareholders. An example of deviation of the shareholders' interests is an inappropriate management of cash resources.  In this research, we used debt reliance, chief executive officer tenure, ownership concentration, chief executive officer duality, board independent and institutional ownership for evaluating corporate governance.  The research hypothesis is tested using panel data regression model. Our result indicates a negative significant relationship between the institutional ownership, board independent and debt reliance with cash holding. Also our findings show no significant relationship between ownership concentration, chief executive officer duality and chief executive officer tenure with cash holding. https://acctgrev.ut.ac.ir/article_54973_bfe5a3d80a0b9569280883067b922625.pdf