...Ahmed Mohamed Habib; Umar Nawaz Kayani Purpose This study aims to explore the relative efficiency of the working capital management (WCM) for Emirati firms before and during the coronavirus crisis. Next, this study explores the potential impact of WCM on the likelihood of financial distress...

...Isaac Boadi; Raymond Dziwornu; Daniel Osarfo Purpose The marginalization of women on boards is a heavily discussed topic across the world, especially in Ghana. Apart from estimating the link between boardroom gender diversity and technical efficiency of banks, this study aims to test the presence...

...Walaa Wahid ElKelish; Panagiotis Zervopoulos Purpose This paper aims to investigate the internal and external determinants of firms’ efficiency and develop optimal corporate governance risk benchmarks for the manufacturing sector across different countries. Design/methodology/approach...

... envelopment analysis to generate an efficiency score based on corporate governance, ownership structure and financial characteristics of companies. In the second stage, the study applies a bootstrap truncated regression to identify whether there is a relationship between the efficiency scores and a company...

... to generalize the results. Practical implications The socio‐eco‐efficiency analysis offered by Fundação Espaço Eco creates a differentiation strategy for BASF in Brazil. The work enables BASF's clients to reduce negative impacts while increasing their financial, social and environmental performance...

... enterprises are embroiled within as the process of liberalisation of trade and deregulation continue. The market itself is having a big impact on how we must reconsider what good governance means in practice for co‐operatives today. Co‐operatives Values Management Governance Legal matters Efficiency...