Corporate Governance
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The impact of board subcommittees on firm performance: the moderating role of CEO duality according to the legal system
Inmaculada Bel-Oms, Alfredo Grau GrauThe purpose of this study is to explore the moderating role of chief executive officer (CEO) duality in the relationship between board subcommittees and audit committees with…
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure quality in developing countries: evidence from the ASEAN region
Malik Abu Afifa, Nha Minh Nguyen, Duong Van BuiThis study aims to investigate the nexus among environmental, social and governance disclosure quality (ESGDQ), corporate governance (COG) and corporate social responsibility…
Corporate governance and foreign direct investment in Latin America
Jahir Lombana-Coy, Nestor U. SalcedoHitherto, several Latin American countries have pinned their hopes for growth in international markets through foreign direct investments (FDIs). However, much investor confidence…
Changes in the board of directors’ number of meetings: why and so what?
Md Reiazul Haque, Saiful Islam, Sourav Paul Chowdhury, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Md Ziaul HassanThis study aims to investigate the potential link between prior-year banking performance and a change in the number of board of directors’ meetings in the current year and…
Corporate social responsibility and tax avoidance: evidence from BRICS countries
Jirarat Pipatnarapong, Annika Beelitz, Aziz JaafarUsing listed firms domiciled in the founding BRICS countries, i.e. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, this study empirically examines the impact of corporate social…
Disruptive and incremental innovation as mediators in the CSR-financial performance link: evidence from Vietnam
Thi Thuc Anh Phan, Ngoc Lan Nguyen, Lourdes Casanova, Dai Van Nguyen, Hoang Minh DaoThis study aims to examine how disruptive and incremental innovations mediate the link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance from a dynamic…
Meeting market and student expectations: the synergy of sustainability and educational transformation
Nina Kotula, Karolina Agnieszka MałagockaThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between digital transformation and sustainable development within the context of higher education institutions.
Fair compensation for women in leadership: impact on firm performance
Elise K.Y. Looi, Sharon G.M. Koh, Grace H.Y. LeeThis paper aims to investigate the impact of gender equality in boardrooms, managerial positions and executive roles on firm financial performance. It specifically examines the…
Beyond dichotomies: unpacking paradoxical tensions in New Zealand’s hybrid biotechnology sector
Sasha Mesherry, Sitong Michelle ChenThis paper aims to draw on paradox theory and sensemaking literature to empirically investigate tensions and sensemaking logics at Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) engaging with…
Workplace practices and work-life balance in Europe: the role of gender and home and family care
Pedro Ferreira, Sofia Gomes, João M. LopesThe purpose of this study is to explore the ways in which work practices promote work-life balance when family time is available (as a spillover effect from work to personal life…
Exploring the intersection of management control systems and gender equality: an integrative literature review
Masahiro Hosoda, Hitomi ToyosakiThis study aims to provide a deeper understanding of how management control systems (MCSs) can contribute to achieving gender equality.
Institutional context matters: board diversity and ESG outcomes in the UAE
Asma Alawadi, Nada Kakabadse, Nadeem Khan, Virginia BodolicaThis study empirically examines the impact of board diversity on environmental, social and governance (ESG) outcomes in organizations from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The…
The impact of gender diversity on dividend distribution policy for French SBF companies: a panel quantile regression approach
Mouna Mrad, Manel KacemThis paper aims to examine the relationship between the characteristics of the board of directors and the distribution of dividends. This study specifically examines the effect of…
Nonfamily executives in family firms and dividend payout: evidence from Pakistan
Ali Amin, Rizwan Ali, Ramiz Ur Rehman, Ahmed A. ElamerThe strategic behavior of family firms is not the same when the top management positions are occupied by nonfamily executives. This study aims to examine the dividend payout…
Too good or not by hiring insider CEO: an analysis preference of investment efficiency from Indonesia
Mohammad Nasih, Nadia Anridho, Iman Harymawan, Suham Cahyono, Shaista WasiuzzamanThe term “Insider CEO” refers to actor in the top management at corporate level who has the advantage of having better information regarding a company’s resources to make…
Corporate governance and SME performance: Is technological capability a missing link?
Hussain Muhammad, Stefania Migliori, Augusta ConsortiThis paper aims to examine the role of technological capability in the relationship between corporate governance and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) performance.
Does the proportion of female director influence corporate sustainability disclosure? Evidence from the emerging market firms with two-tier system
Desi Zulvina, Doddy SetiawanThis study aims to explore the influence of critical mass of female directors on corporate sustainability disclosure in emerging market firms with two-tier boards system. Critical…
Dividend payout in GCC: the role of board composition and ownership structure
Omar Ikbal Tawfik, Abdelbaset Queiri, Sameh ReyadThis paper aims to examine the extent to which board composition and ownership structure (OS) affect a firm’s dividend payout (DP) policy.
Are developmental performance management systems inclusive? An intersectional analysis for age and gender
Francesca Nepoti, Ylenia Curzi, Filippo FerrariniRooted in Joan Acker’s “gendered organisations” framework, this paper aims to explore the impact of employee’s developmental performance management systems (DPMSs) on occupational…
A bibliometric analysis on the role of corporate governance in micro, small and medium enterprises
Kapil Gora, Mahender YadavThe purpose of this study is to analyse the existing research on the significance of corporate governance in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to identify…
Is board gender diversity considered a signal of IPO quality? Evidence from Indonesia
Diana Riyana Harjayanti, Suherman Suherman, Gatot Nazir AhmadThis study investigated the impact of board gender diversity on initial public offering (IPO) underpricing in Indonesia. Additionally, the moderating role of Chief Executive…
Influences of country-level factors on corporate governance adherence: an analysis of multinational corporations’ subsidiaries in India
Neetu Sharma, Ali Meftah Gerged, Mohammed Elheddad, Radi Haloub, Basil Al-NajjarThis study aims to investigate the influence of institutional factors on corporate governance (CG) compliance within subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs) operating in…
The impact of corporate governance on the cancer waiting time target of the English National Health Service hospitals
Mohammad Alta’any, Venancio Tauringana, Laura Obwona AchiroThis paper aims to examine the impact of a board-level governance bundle (i.e. size, independence, expertise, meetings, gender diversity and multiple directorships) on the…
Integrating theories for insight: corporate governance and environmental disclosure practices in the UAE
Najeb MasoudThe purpose of this paper is to systematically review how agency and stakeholder theories are integrated within corporate governance and environmental disclosure practices in the…
Insights into CEO duality in corporate governance: a bibliometric and systematic analysis approach
Maryam Javed, Nadia Nasir, Adnan Bashir, Kashif Mehmood, Hammad AkhtarThis study aims to analyze chief executive officer (CEO) duality in corporate governance by using Scopus data. It explores CEO duality research trends across diverse corporate…
Assessing the market performance of US corporate spin-offs: effects of directors’ age and external board appointments along with their interaction
O. Volkan OzbekSpin-offs, as “popular” corporate restructuring mechanisms in the USA, aim to boost the shareholder value after the separation of a subsidiary/division from its divesting (parent…
Nonlinear effects of board size and board independence on corporate sustainability performance: international evidence
Khairul Anuar Kamarudin, Akmalia Mohamad Ariff, Nurul Azlin Azmi, Mohd Taufik Mohd SuffianThis study aims to examine the nonlinear effects of board size and board independence on the corporate sustainability performance of listed firms worldwide.
Tracing the path to sustainable governance: CSR committees as mediators of board impact on ESG performance in the MENA region
Ines Kateb, Waleed M. AlahdalThis study aims to explore the mediating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) committees in the relationship between board characteristics and environmental, social and…
The nonlinear relationship between CEO stock options and strategic risk taking: the moderating role of CEO characteristics
Sedki ZaianeThe purpose of this study is to examine the nonlinear relationship between executive stock options and strategic risk taking and to investigate the moderating effect of CEO…
The nexus between corporate governance, political environments, and firm performance: a comparative study of Ghana and Kenya
Isaac Luke Agonbire Atugeba, Emmanuel Acquah-SamThis study aims to examine the effect of political conditions on the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance in two sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries…
CEO trustworthiness and investment efficiency: evidence from China
Irfan Ullah, Syed Hamid Ali Shah, Aurang ZebThis study aims to investigate the influence of chief executive officer (CEO) trustworthiness on firm investment efficiency and explores how this relationship varies in different…
Political connection and firm’s financial performance; the role of corporate governance
Adnan Ullah KhanThis study aims to analyze the impact of political connection on the firm’s financial performance in presence of corporate governance.
Enhancing corporate resilience: the impact of female board representation on financial distress in Jordanian companies
Lara Alhaddad, Ali Meftah Gerged, Mohammad Gharaibeh, Zaid Saidat, Tariq AzizThis paper aims to examine the impact of board gender diversity on the likelihood of financial distress in 90 Jordanian companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange from 2010 to…
Should women continue to be less preferred for managerial positions? Evidence from Greece based on public hospitals’ financial performance
Stefanos Karakolias, Nikolaos PolyzosThis study aims to enrich the debate on whether women should continue to be under-represented in the upper echelons of organisations. Evidence arrives from the health-care…
How does the regulatory focus of CEOs spur firms’ innovation? Moderating roles of CEO tenure, gender diversity and industry munificence
Fathia Elleuch Lahyani, Ghassan H. Mardini, Levi KohinGrounded on regulatory focus theory, this study aims to explore whether the regulatory focus of leadership (promotion versus prevention) influences a firm’s innovation. Moreover…
Innovations with sustainability potential within the ultra-fast business model
Anita Uchańska-BieniusiewiczThis paper aims to investigate the process and business model innovations within the ultra-fast business model (UFBM) that have potential sustainable applications.
The interaction effect of family ownership, board gender and skills on CSR strategy with ESG performance: evidence from ASEAN-5 countries
Noor Hidayah Ab Aziz, Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff, Mohammad Noor Hisham Osman, Sajead Mowafaq AlshdaifatThis study aims to examine how corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy impacts environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in public listed firms across the…
Cultivating inclusive leadership: a catalyst for enhanced organizational citizenship
Maria Cristina Zaccone, Matteo PedriniThe present manuscript aims to develop and validate a theoretical model capable of explaining that organizational citizenship behavior is influenced by the extent to which…
Investigating the mediating role of national governance bundles and institutional ownership on the relationship between risk governance disclosure and market valuation: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Geofry Areneke, Abongeh A. Tunyi, Franklin NakpodiaThe paper aims to comparatively examine the impact of risk governance disclosure (RGD) on the market valuation of firms in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the mediating role of…
Ownership structure, board composition and CEO dominance: what does really matters to corporate deleveraging policies?
Aamer Shahzad, Mian Sajid Nazir, Flávio Morais, Affaf Asghar ButtThe role played by corporate governance mechanisms on corporate deleveraging policies has not been clarified. Empirical evidence is confined to developed economies, even with…
Corporate governance effectiveness and firm performance in global crisis: evidence from GCC countries
Sajead Mowafaq Alshdaifat, Mohamad Ali Abdul Hamid, Noor Hidayah Ab Aziz, Saidatunur Fauzi Saidin, Mushtaq Yousif AlhasnawiThis study aims to examine the impact of corporate governance (CG) effectiveness measured by board and audit committee index on firm performance of nonfinancial listed firms in…
The mediating role of risk management in the relationship between audit committee effectiveness and firm sustainability performance
Mahsina Mahsina, Dian Agustia, Damai Nasution, Wiwiek DianawatiThis study aims to investigate the direct relationship between audit committee effectiveness and sustainability performance and the mediating role of risk management in the…
Enhancing cash flow management in Ghanaian financial institutions through effective corporate governance practices
Leviticus Mensah, Richard Arhinful, Jerry Seth Owusu-SarfoThe purpose of this study was to leverage agency theory to examine the impact of board attributes on cash flow management in Ghana’s financial institutions.
Being good by doing good: an analysis of audit fees, philanthropic initiatives and board gender diversity among Chinese listed firms
Mohammad A.A. Zaid, Ayman IssaDespite the acknowledged significance of the relationship between audit fees and corporate philanthropic initiatives, the existing literature has not yet reached the desired level…
Relationships, risks and remuneration: Australian directors “doing” corporate governance
Saranne Cooke, Alison Sheridan, Mark Perry, Siva Barathi Marimuthu, Mary Louise ConwayThis paper aims to examine how directors operationalise Australian corporate governance guidelines to follow their self-regulatory responsibilities.
Corporate governance disclosure by Italian universities: an empirical analysis of the determinants
Nicola Raimo, Filippo Vitolla, Arcangelo Marrone, Paolo EspositoAccountability and transparency represent two concepts that are gaining more and more importance in the higher education systems. Universities are increasingly called upon to…
When R&D investment improves firm value: the role of board gender diversity
Khine Kyaw, Ishwar Khatri, Sirimon TreepongkarunaAgency theory postulates that research and development (R&D) investments are subject to managerial discretion and thus may not enhance firm value as expected. The inconclusive…
Exploring the nexus between CEO characteristics and the value of excess cash holdings through the lens of the resource-based view theory
Moncef Guizani, Chouayb LarabiThis study aims to examine the relationship between CEO characteristics and the value of excess cash holdings from the perspective of resource-based view (RBV) theory in the…
An assessment of methods to deal with endogeneity in corporate governance and reporting research
Saleh F.A. KhatibThis study aims to conduct a comprehensive methodological review, exploring the strategies used to address endogeneity within the realms of corporate governance and financial…
Related party transactions and tax avoidance: does government ownership play a role?
Badingatus Solikhah, Ching-Lung Chen, Pei-Yu Weng, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-FaryanThis study aims to examine the association between related-party transactions (RPT) and tax avoidance. The study further investigates whether government ownership improves…
Corporate anticorruption disclosure and earnings management: the moderating role of board gender diversity
Peter Nderitu GithaigaCorruption and manipulation of earnings remain a serious concern all over the globe. In addition, corporate disclosure of anticorruption information is still in its infancy in…
Financial reporting quality dynamics in India: the role of IFRS convergence and corporate governance
Lorraine Rayelle Gomes, Juao C. CostaThis paper aims to investigate the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) convergence on value relevance and earnings management for Indian listed firms…
Ownership structure characteristics and banks performance
Emeka Steve Emengini, Shedrach Chinwuba Moguluwa, Johnson Emberga Aernan, Jude Chidiebere AnagoThis paper aims to examine the impact of ownership structure on the accounting-based performance of listed Nigerian deposit money banks (DMBs) on Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX…
Corporate social responsibility and firm value: the role of enterprise risk management and corporate governance
Muhammad Farooq, Imran Khan, Mariam Kainat, Adeel MumtazCorporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained tremendous importance after several corporate scandals, financial crises and the rise of the hyper-competitive world. Firms must…
Female board gender diversity and financing decisions of listed firms: nonlinear threshold evidence using simultaneous equation modeling
Baah Aye KusiThis study aims to examine the nonlinear threshold effect of female board gender diversity (FBGD) on debt financing (DF) and equity financing (EF) decisions arguing that the…
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