Corporate Governance: Volume 12 Issue 1

The non‐monotonic governance effects of large shareholdings in Chinese listed companies: an overinvestment perspective

Jin‐hui Luo, Di‐fang Wan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of large shareholdings from the agency problem perspective of overinvestment, and re‐test the role of board independence in the…

Factor analysis of executive compensation determinants: survey evidence from executives and non‐executive investors

Arron Scott Fleming, Ludwig Christian Schaupp

This paper seeks to examine the differences between executives and investors in the perception of determinant factors in executive compensation.

UK audit committees and the Revised Code

Lynn Avison, Christopher J. Cowton

The audit committee is one of the most prominent board sub‐committees, having a potentially important role to play in ensuring sound corporate governance. This paper aims to…

Executive stock options and earnings management: is there an option level dependence?

Wafa Essid

This aim of this paper is to check whether the incentive role of executive stock options (ESO) depends on their level.

Shareholder wealth reaction to officer leave of absence announcements

Bo Ouyang, Armand Picou, Brian Elzweig

This paper seeks to explore empirically the shareholder reactions to an officer leave of absence (OLOA) announcement.

Media impact on corporate governance in India: a research agenda

Amarendra Kumar Dash

The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of media on corporate governance and to develop a research agenda on the same issue in the peculiar Indian setting.

Corporate governance variables: lessons from a holistic approach to Central‐Eastern European practice

Peter Hardi, Krisztina Buti

In Central Eastern Europe (CEE) the transition to market democracy significantly influenced the emerging corporate governance practice. The region, however, demonstrates much more…

CSR norms and organizational learning in the mining sector

Hevina S. Dashwood

The purpose of this paper is to provide an explanation for the global influences and dynamics that have led major mining companies to adopt corporate social responsibility (CSR…

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