摘要：Oil and gas exploration sector is important for Pakistan. However, its effect on economy is often overlooked. The main objective of this study is to check the effect of corporate practice on firm performance of oil and gas exploration sector of Pakistan. For this purpose, quantitative study technique is used, secondary data is used and taken from the 4 registered companies of Pakistan stock exchanges. Data used in this study collect from the period of 2013 to 2017. Finding of this study shows that board size and CEO Duality have positive effect on return on asset and return on equity and No. of committees have negative effect on return on assets and return on equity but board size positively effect on profit margin, but No. of committees and CEO Duality have a negative effect on profit margin.
关键词：Board size; Non-executive directors; CEO duality; Board committees
