...Cristiana Dias; Leandro F. Pereira; Álvaro Dias Purpose How companies operating in Europe operationalize stakeholder capitalism as a strategic and governance framework for achieving corporate sustainability. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study using...

...Tomás Zapata-Soto; Nataly Guiñez-Cabrera Purpose This study aims to address the fragmentation in research on greenwashing, transparency and digitalization by examining how these elements interact as governance mechanisms within sustainable corporate governance. Design/methodology/approach...

... and organizational contexts, further enriching our understanding of its effect on corporate governance and technological advancement. Originality/value This study reveals the significant role of female executives – when they have a significant voice on the board level – in driving digital innovation within...

... economics to argue that there are important contingencies to this claim. Specifically, this study uses the concept of political connections to explain how SOEs can bridge the institutional void in the face of poor institutional. State ownership Firm performance Governance Institutional context...

... Licensed re-use rights only Insider CEO Investment efficiency Governance CEO preference The role of a chief executive officer (CEO) in guiding corporate investment decisions has garnered significant attention in academic research and discussions on corporate governance (Clark et al...

...Kapil Gora; Mahender Yadav Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the existing research on the significance of corporate governance in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to identify significant contributors, emerging trends and prospective future research areas. Design...

...Gustavo Schiavo; Annibal Scavarda Purpose This study aims to evaluate how corporate governance focused on meeting the legal requirements applied in poultry slaughterhouses contributes to the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the environmental pillar and identify...

... this governance structure relates to the pursuit of sustainable development. Specifically, this objective will be pursued with a focus on stakeholder relations and governance aspects, to highlight enablers and barriers in change for sustainability. Design/methodology/approach The systematic literature review...

... 2006 to 2016. To test the hypotheses, the authors used generalized method of moments and quantile regressions. Findings The empirical results reveal that corporate governance (CG) mechanisms are inefficient in the Saudi context. In fact, the authors found that board size, board independence...

... in the subsequent periods. Furthermore, the authors examine whether corporate governance (CG) and firm visibility moderate the relationship between assurance and CSR performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors retrieved data from Thomson Reuters from 2002 to 2019 and executed a fixed-effects (FE) panel...

...Bahaaeddin Ahmed Alareeni; Allam Hamdan Purpose This paper aims to investigate whether there are relationships among corporate disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) and firms’ operational (ROA), financial (ROE) and market performance (Tobin’s Q), and if these relationships...

...Karen Ann Craig; Brandy Hadley Purpose This paper aims to investigate the political cost hypothesis and the effects of political sensitivity-induced governance in the US bond market by using yield spreads from bonds issued by a diverse sample of US government contractors. Design/methodology...

...Suhadak Kurniati Purpose This paper aims to examine the influence of good governance on corporate value, in which the stock returns and financial performance act as the mediator of the relationship among them. Design/methodology/approach This research was conducted on companies go public...

...Andreas Rühmkorf; Felix Spindler; Navajyoti Samanta Purpose This paper aims to address the evolution of corporate governance in Germany with a particular regard to whether there can be observed a gradual convergence to a shareholder primacy corporate governance system. Design/methodology...

... This paper shows that the benefits of female directors appointing depend on their independence of management team. Originality/value This study addresses the endogeneity between stock market liquidity, corporate governance and gender diversity. It is the first study to distinguish between the effects...

...Jonty Tshipa; Leon Brummer; Hendrik Wolmarans; Elda Du Toit Purpose Considering that the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has enacted in its Listings Requirements, compliance of listed firms to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and King Code of Good Corporate Governance...

...Mario Krenn Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of competing influences emanating from firms’ social structural context (i.e. sent and received board of director interlocks and industry peers) on the adoption of an institutionally contested corporate governance code provision. Design...

...Xiaofeng Shi; Michael Dempsey; Huu Nhan Duong; Petko S. Kalev Purpose – This paper aims to establish the relation between corporate governance – as represented by investor protection at both the legal and firm levels – and stock market liquidity. Design/methodology/approach – This paper...

...Dr Tim Breitbarth, Dr Stefan Walzel, Dr Christos Anagnostopoulos, Mr Frank van Eekeren; Tim Breitbarth; Stefan Walzel; Christos Anagnostopoulos; Frank van Eekeren Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide practical and future research implications for the field of governance and corporate...

... realist (CR) methodology to discuss the concept of control and its utility to research on governance of nonprofit organisations. Findings – The current study offers a conceptual framework that presents a holistic view of control, relevant for analysing nonprofit organisations, and a methodological...