Corporate Governance: Volume 14 Issue 2

Is director independence merely a box ticking exercise? A study of independence determinations in Irish listed companies

Mark Mulgrew, Theo Lynn, Susan Rice

The purpose of this study is to establish whether Irish listed firms comply with the substance of corporate governance guidance rather than the letter of the rule in the…

Making sense of board effectiveness: a socio-cognitive perspective

Sujit Sur

This paper aims to investigate a team dynamics based approach to assess board effectiveness, namely the interplay between boardroom decision-making processes and the board…

Beyond box-ticking: a study of stakeholder involvement in social enterprise governance

Justin Larner, Chris Mason

This paper aims to present the findings from a small study of social enterprise governance in the UK, taking a case study approach to uncover the experiences of internal actors…

Preliminary evidence on the relationship between corporate governance attributes and audit committee functionality in Egypt: beyond checking the box

Ahmed Abdel-Meguid, Khaled Samaha, Khaled Dahawy

– This exploratory study aims to provide preliminary evidence regarding the non-audit committee corporate governance determinants of audit committee functionality.

Intertwining CSR with strategy – the way ahead

Shital Jhunjhunwala

The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the importance and means of making corporate social responsibility (CSR) an integral part of corporate strategy with the help of case…

Private equity and corporate governance: managing Brazilian SMEs

Estêvão Teixeira Latini, Joaquim Rubens Fontes-Filho, Eric L. Chambers

This paper aims to identify the effectiveness of private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) funds in promoting best practices of corporate governance in small and medium…

Boards and governance of state-owned enterprises

Samuel Nana Yaw Simpson

This study aims to examine the structure, attributes, and performance of boards of directors of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) within the broader context of public sector…

Corporate social responsibility practices and motivations in a peripheral country: two Portuguese illustrative cases

João F. Proença, Manuel Castelo Branco

The purpose of the paper is to provide an illustrative picture of how large corporations in a peripheral country such as Portugal engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR…

Corporate governance as a value driver for firm performance: evidence from India

Supriti Mishra, Pitabas Mohanty

– The study aims to examine corporate governance issues in India and establish the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance.