Corporate Governance: Volume 23 Issue 7

The impact of mutual funds’ ESG scores on their financial performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. A data envelopment analysis

Ioannis Tampakoudis, Nikolaos Kiosses, Konstantinos Petridis

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of mutual funds during the COVID-19 pandemic with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The main research…

Corporate strategy, political contributions and corporate risk-taking

Anwar Halari, Sardar Ahmad, Subhan Ullah, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah

Despite the importance and prevalence of corporate political activities in modern organizations, there remains limited insight on the potential relationship between political…

Gender diversity, financial performance, and the moderating effect of CSR: empirical evidence from UK financial institutions

Hanen Ben Fatma, Jamel Chouaibi

This study aims to examine the direct relationship between board gender diversity (BGD) and financial performance and the moderating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR…

CEO characteristics and firm performance: evidence from a Southeast Asian country

Suherman Suherman, Titis Fatarina Mahfirah, Berto Usman, Herni Kurniawati, Destria Kurnianti

The purpose of this study was to investigate how chief executive officer (CEO) characteristics, including age, education, nationality and particularly gender, influence firm…

The influence of external governance mechanisms on the performance of microfinance institutions in Togo

Akouvi Gadedjisso-Tossou, Tsotso Kouevi, Jean-Pierre Gueyie

This paper aims to assess the effects of external governance mechanisms on the performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Togo.

Women on boards and on top management positions and excess cash holdings: a quantile regression approach

Ibtissem Jilani, Faten Lakhal, Nadia Lakhal

This paper aims to examine the impact of gender diversity on boards and on top management positions on excess cash holdings.

Corporate governance in the COVID-19 pandemic: current practices and potential improvement

Mohammad Q. Alshhadat, Krayyem Al-Hajaya

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on corporate governance and internal control in general. In addition, this paper attempts to develop a…

Stakeholder theory, risk-taking and firm performance

Thi Thanh Binh Dao, Minh Chau Phan

This study, using stakeholder approach, aims to examine the impact of corporate governance and risk-taking on the performance of the top 100 nonfinancial listed firms in Vietnam…

A roadmap for triggering the convergence of global ESG disclosure standards: lessons from the IFRS foundation and stakeholder engagement

Mohammad A.A. Zaid, Ayman Issa

Motivated by the growing and urgent demands for a unified set of internationally accepted, and high-quality environmental, social and governance (hereafter ESG) disclosure…

Estimating the effect of board independence on innovation efficiency using research quotient: a quasi-natural experiment

Pattanaporn Chatjuthamard, Sirimon Treepongkaruna, Pornsit Jiraporn, Keun Jae Park

Exploiting a novel measure of innovation, the authors investigate whether independent directors improve innovation efficiency. This novel measure of innovation captures the extent…

Exploring the quality of corporate governance disclosure under an “apply and explain” regime

Yuveshna Gowry, Teerooven Soobaroyen, Ushad Subadar Agathee

This study aims to explore the quality of corporate governance disclosure under an “apply and explain” regime in the context of an emerging economy (Mauritius), following a…

The impact of board gender diversity on financial performance: a systematic review and agenda for future research

Saddam A. Hazaea, Ebrahim Mohammed Al-Matari, Najib H.S. Farhan, Jinyu Zhu

In recent years, mandatory rules and regulations were issued to stress the importance of increasing gender diversity in companies, assuming that gender diversity would enhance…

Public governance, corporate governance and excessive ESG

Cemil Kuzey, Habiba Al-Shaer, Abdullah S. Karaman, Ali Uyar

Growing social concerns and ecological issues accelerate firms’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) engagement. Hence, this study aims to advance the existing literature by…

Firm performance and CEO turnover: the moderating role of CEO attributes

Aruoriwo Marian Chijoke-Mgbame, Agyenim Boateng, Chijoke Oscar Mgbame, Kemi C. Yekini

This study aims to examine the effects of firm performance on chief executive officer (CEO) turnover and the moderating role of CEO attributes on the firm performance–CEO turnover…

CEO behavior and CSR engagement: the moderating role of bank risk-taking

Wafa Jilani, Jamel Chouaibi, Ahmed Kouki

The main purpose of this paper is to look at the link between chief executive officer (CEO) behavior and corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement with the moderating role…