The aim of this study to identify the impact of ownership’ structure criteria measured by
managerial ownership and ownership dispersion on corporate performance measured by
return on equity ROE, through sample contains of six Syrian private banks a
nd six Syrian
insurance companies for period between 2011 and 2016. The results showed that the
managerial ownership effects on performance, while ownership dispersion does not affect
on performance, as well as the relationship between these variables difference in term of
industry the company belongs to. To enhance the performance of Syrian corporation, some
recommendations have been presented by the end of study.
