Corporate Governance: Volume 14 Issue 4

Corporate governance, analyst following and firm value

Sulaiman Mouselli, Khaled Hussainey

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of a firm’s corporate governance (CG) mechanisms on the number of financial analysts following UK firms. The potential effect of…

The impact of social responsibility disclosure and governance on financial analysts’ information environment

Denis Cormier, Michel Magnan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships between corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure, corporate governance and financial analysts’ information…

Board characteristics and firm performance in Spain

Mercedes Rodriguez-Fernandez, Sonia Fernandez-Alonso, José Rodriguez-Rodriguez

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between internal governance structure and financial performance of listed Spanish companies. The effectiveness of the board of…

Corporate governance model of a state-owned enterprise: evidence from an Asian emerging market

Hisham Yaacob, Jefri Basiuni

The purpose of this study is to examine a state-owned enterprise corporate governance model in an Asian emerging market. Corporate governance has attracted much attention and is…

Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of sustainable business practices: framework and empirical illustration

Maria A.O. Dos Santos, Göran Svensson, Carmen Padin

This study aims to illustrate what and how a South African retail chain implements, monitors and evaluates its sustainable business practices using economic, ecological and social…

Board effectiveness in corporate crises: lessons from the evolving empirical research

Gianpaolo Abatecola, Vincenzo Farina, Niccolò Gordini

This article aims to comment on how the empirical research on board effectiveness in crisis contexts has been evolving over time. Over the years, the empirical evidences have…

Good governance and confidentiality: a matter of the preservation of the public sphere

Miguel Goede, Rostam J. Neuwirth

– The purpose of this article is to discuss the concepts confidentiality and transparency in the context of good governance.

Factors influencing quality corporate governance in Sub Saharan Africa: an empirical study

Nelson Waweru

This study aims to examine the factors influencing the quality of corporate governance in South Africa (SA). Firm-level variables including performance, firm size, leverage…

Corporate sustainability through non-financial risk management

Anson Wong

This paper aims at highlighting the significance in developing non-financial risk management, emphasizing the need of managing environmental and social issues for enhancing…