Corporate Governance: Volume 16 Issue 5

Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility disclosure: evidence from Pakistan

Ehtazaz Javaid Lone, Amjad Ali, Imran Khan

This paper aims to investigate whether there is any change in corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure in Pakistani companies after the introduction of CSR voluntary…

Corporate governance, financial crises and bank performance: lessons from top Russian banks

Nurlan Orazalin, Monowar Mahmood, Keun Jung Lee

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of different dimensions of corporate governance practices such as board characteristics, ownership structure, corporate…

Board structure-performance relationship in microfinance institutions (MFIs) in an emerging economy

Sujani Thrikawala, Stuart Locke, Krishna Reddy

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between board structure, financial performance and outreach of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Sri Lanka, using…

Corporate governance and cost of equity: empirical evidence from Latin American companies

Emanuele Teti, Alberto Dell’Acqua, Leonardo Etro, Francesca Resmini

This paper aims to investigate the extent to which corporate governance (CG) systems adopted by Latin American listed firms affect their cost of equity capital. Several studies on…

Validating a triple bottom line construct and reasons for implementing sustainable business practices in companies and their business networks

Carmen Padin, Carlos Ferro, Beverly Wagner, Juan Carlos Sosa Valera, Nils M. Høgevold, Göran Svensson

The purpose of this paper is to validate a triple bottom line (TBL) construct, as well as to describe the TBL reasons for implementing sustainable business practices in companies…

Corporate governance in China: a review

Omid Sabbaghi

This study aims to provide a review of corporate governance in China because effective and strong corporate governance is necessary for the efficient functioning and long-term…

Debt and ownership structure: evidence from Italy

Fabrizio Rossi, Richard J. Cebula

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the debt and ownership structure of a sample of Italian-listed companies to measure the role assumed in the…

Does CEO power moderate the relationship between board leadership and strategy involvement in private firms? Evidence from Kenya

Joel Kiplagat Tuwey, Daniel Kipkirong Tarus

The purpose of this paper is to determine how board leadership affects the board strategic involvement in private firms in Kenya and how CEO power moderates this relationship.

Analysis of corporate governance disclosure: a study through BRICS countries

Marcelle Colares Oliveira, Domenico Ceglia, Fernando Antonio Filho

The study aims to analyze the level of the disclosure of corporate governance practices by the companies that belong to the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa…