Corporate Governance: Volume 18 Issue 6

The relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and internet financial reporting in Iran

Farzaneh Nassir Zadeh, Mahdi Salehi, Haneyeh Shabestari

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of the ownership of institutional shareholders, the proportion of non-executive members, the percentage of ownership of…

Board involvement in corporate sustainability reporting: evidence from Sri Lanka

Nayana Chandani Swarnapali Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role played by the board of directors in corporate sustainability (CS) disclosure within the Asian context in which sustainability…

Foreign board members and firm innovativeness: an exploratory analysis for setting a research agenda

Teemu Makkonen, Allan M. Williams, Antoine Habersetzer

This paper aims to assess the often repeated, but empirically unconfirmed, supposition that there is a positive connection between foreign board members (FBMs) and firm…

The “invisible” hand: views from UK institutional investors

Deborah Allcock

Investors are called to be good stewards/trustees of their investments, often on behalf of third parties. In light of this fiduciary responsibility, and the conundrum of public…

The impact of board characteristics on the financial performance of Tanzanian firms

Modest Paul Assenga, Doaa Aly, Khaled Hussainey

This paper aims to investigate the impact of board characteristics on the financial performance of listed firms in Tanzania. Board characteristics, including outside directors…

Role of public policies in promoting CSR: empirical evidence from business and civil society of UAE

Saeed Almatrooshi, Matloub Hussain, Mian Ajmal, Muhammad Tehsin

This paper aims to explore the intermediary roles that public policies play in stimulating government agencies, businesses and civil society to engage in a corporate social…

Related party transactions, corporate governance and earnings management

Pier Luigi Marchini, Tatiana Mazza, Alice Medioli

Following the contingency perspective, this paper aims to examine if a good corporate governance structure is able to reduce earnings management made through related party…

The impact of board characteristics and ownership identity on agency costs and firm performance: UK evidence

Bahaaeldin Samir Allam

This paper aims to provide a twofold empirical comparison: first, a comparison between the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on agency costs proxies and firm performance…

Corporate social responsibility in the mining industry: an exploration of host-communities’ perceptions and expectations in a developing-country

Gideon Jojo Amos

The purpose of this paper is to explore how and what drives corporate social responsibility (CSR) in host communities of mining companies in developing countries.

Corporate governance and firm value: a comparative analysis of state and non-state owned companies in the context of Pakistan

Kalim Ullah Bhat, Yan Chen, Khalil Jebran, Niaz Ahmed Bhutto

The purpose of this paper is to examine how corporate governance instruments impact firm value in the context of Pakistan. This paper considers state- and non-state-owned…

Corruption and supply chain management toward the sustainable development goals era

Marcelo de Sousa Monteiro, Fernando Luiz E. Viana, José Milton de Sousa-Filho

This paper aims to identify academic literature studies on corruption in the supply chain management (SCM) from 2005 to 2016 to propose a research agenda. The review links this…