A Simultaneous Equations Approach to Analysing the Relation between Ownership Structure and Performance in Bangladesh WORKING PAPER SERIES Working Paper no. 35 2005 Omar Al Farooque a , Tony van Zijl b , Keitha Dunstan b* and Wares Karim b a University of Auckland Business School (Tamaki Division), Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand b School of Accounting and Commercial Law, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand *Correspondence to: Prof. Keitha Dunstan, School of Accounting and Commercial Law, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand Email: keitha.dunstan@vuw.ac.nz Tel: ++(64)(4) 463 6957 Fax: ++(64)(4) 463 5076 Centre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Research School of Accounting and Commercial Law Victoria University of Wellington PO Box 600 Wellington NEW ZEALAND Tel. + 64 4 463 6957 Fax. + 64 4 463 5076 http://www.accountingresearch.org.nz