... help investors, regulators and scholars comprehend the practices of CEO remuneration in Jordan. Originality/value This investigation provides a unique understanding by explaining the impact of ownership structure on CEO remuneration, in addition to the role of independent directors in a developing...

... is the first to examine the impact of board gender diversity on financial distress in Jordan and the Middle East and highlights several practical implications. It emphasizes the need for policymakers to develop regulations that promote gender diversity on corporate boards as a strategy to enhance stability...

... rich insights into ACs’ oversight processes in a setting outside the Anglo-Saxon corporate governance model where knowledge is scant on the ACs’ real function. Hence, the study injects the literature with new qualitative-based evidence from a peculiar civil law country. Also, Jordan has spent time...

...Lara Al-Haddad; Mark Whittington Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of corporate governance (CG) mechanisms on real (REM), accrual-based earnings management (AEM) and REM/AEM interaction in Jordan following the 2009 Jordanian CG Code (JCGC). Design/methodology/approach The study...

... rates, and firm size when they take their investment decisions. In addition, institutional investors in Jordan prefer to invest in services firms rather than manufacturing firms. Furthermore, the study cannot find any significant relationship between firms' dividend policy and institutional investors...

... and the default risk of a sample of 59 publicly listed firms in Jordan from 1989 to 2002. Findings The main findings were: ownership structure has significant effects on the accounting measure of performance return on assets (ROE); government shares are significantly negatively related to the firm's...