Review of Accounting and Finance: Volume 22 Issue 5

Dividend policies and stock volatility-empirical evidence from Middle Eastern stock markets

Ali Murad Syed, Hana Saeed Bawazir, Ibrahim Tawfeeq AlSidrah

The study aims to explore the relation between dividend policy of any company and its stock volatility.

The impact of feminism on bank performance: the case of Vietnam

Yen Thi Nguyen, Cuong Thanh Dang, Hang Thi Trinh

This study aims to evaluate the impact of board characteristics on bank performance at the commercial bank in Vietnam.

Do firms manage earnings after a downgrade in their credit rating?

Hardjo Koerniadi

This paper aims to examine whether firms engage in earnings management immediately after experiencing a downgrade in their credit rating.

On the foundations of firm climate risk exposure

Mohamad H. Shahrour, Mohamed Arouri, Ryan Lemand

This study aims to address gaps and limitations in the literature regarding firms’ exposure to climate risks. It reviews existing research, proposes new theoretical frameworks and…

Audit quality, firm performance and risk: evidence from Greece

Gerasimos Rompotis, Dimitrios Balios

The purpose of this paper is to accentuate whether audit quality or other variables matter for the performance of companies in Greece.

Audit quality, value relevance, integrated reporting and the moderating role of business ethics: evidence from European ESG firms

Abir Hichri

This study aims to investigate the relationship between audit quality and value relevance and subsequently ascertain the moderating effect of business ethics on integrated…

On performance drivers of European Fintechs around venture capital: exploring the role of founders’ experience

Aymen Turki, Robert Rieg

Many observers believe that industry experience of entrepreneurs drives successful new entrepreneurial firms. However, whenever it comes to disruptive digital ventures such as…