... 05 05 2025 © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Corporate governance code Libya’s banking sector Systematic literature review Comparative analysis United Kingdom While some scholars, such as Walker (2009) , have...

... Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only United Kingdom Content analysis Institutional theory Board evaluation External facilitators However, prior studies on external board evaluation have only developed frameworks (Nordberg and Booth, 2019 ; Minichilli...

...Venancio Tauringana; Dragana Radicic; Alan Kirkpatrick; Renata Konadu Purpose This paper aims to report the results of an investigation into the relationship between corporate boards and the likelihood of a firm being convicted of an environmental offence in the United Kingdom (UK). Design...

... governance Analyst following Firm value United Kingdom The present paper aims to examine the effect of a firm’s corporate governance (CG) mechanisms on the number of analysts following UK firms. It also examines the potential impact of analyst following UK firms on the association between CG...

... Corporate governance Governance Non‐profit organisations Management accountability Boards Legislation United Kingdom Quakers Non‐profit entities Boards are a central feature in any discussion of corporate governance. Traditional research into corporate governance adopted an agency theory...

..., and facilitates development in governance regulation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Governance Corporate governance United Kingdom Russia Kazakhstan Cyprus Regulation In a landmark study of corporate governance, Shleifer and Vishny (1997 , p. 737) stated: “Corporate...

... Corporate governance Europe Governance United Kingdom Germany While corporate governance has attracted much attention in the last decade, as a result of financial scandals and company failure involving companies such as Barings Bank, Polly Peck and more recently Enron, the recent banking crisis...

... – or not – to the Revised Code. Using secondary data, the following eight research questions relating to the existence, composition and activities of audit committees are addressed: Audit committees Non‐executive directors Revised Code United Kingdom Compliance Corporate governance The first year end...

.... Idowu can be contacted at: s.idowu@londonmet.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Corporate social responsibility History Corporate ventures United Kingdom The last few decades have witnessed extensive coverage of issues relating to the field of corporate social...

... to social pressures. He argues that the effect of the move from CSR1 to CSR2 is reflected from a philosophical approach to one that focuses on managerial action that is, will the organization respond and how. Corporate social responsibility Profit Stakeholder analysis United Kingdom Recent...

... at that time on the internet for the remaining three companies. Peter Jones can be contacted at: pjones@glos.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Corporate social responsibility Betting United Kingdom Within the UK gambling has traditionally been heavily regulated. Miers...

... Privatization Charities Corporate governance United Kingdom This paper considers a particular type of organisation: those which are quasi‐privatised into the charitable, or “third” sector. These are widespread in the UK (for example universities, hospitals and many arts organisations) and elsewhere...

... of HR, its capabilities and its degree of strategic involvement as significant determining factors to ensure competitive advantages for the firm in a highly changing market. Human resources management Small to medium‐sized enterprises Organizational performance Managers United Kingdom...

... policy United Kingdom Several authors have argued that there are enormous benefits, which corporations of the twenty‐first century can derive when they are perceived by their stakeholders as being socially responsible; see for example Crowther (2003) and Idowu and Towler (2004) . The field...

... and internal government CR structure. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Italy United Kingdom Corporate social responsibility Public policy Lepoutre et al., 2004 also present a review of the role of the government in the CR debate. They analyse the strategic roles...

... them remaining in employment over the vesting period. Despite “best practice” and regulations, firms still appear to be defensive and protect the executives from rigorous scrutiny by shareholders. Chief executives Incentive schemes Remuneration Share options Corporate governance United...

... and cultural governance systems; which are encapsulated in the unitary board structure of the UK and the two‐tier German approach. The strengths and limitations of the unitary board and two‐tier boards are highlighted, and the case for convergence examined. Employee participation Governance United Kingdom...

..., employees, pensioners and the public at large, city institutions must focus less on maximizing shareholder value in the short‐term and more on optimizing shareholder value through building strong relationships with all the stakeholders. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Corporate governance United...

... for having a mission statement in SMEs. Finally, providing clarity of direction for the firm is seen as being of the last of the four top reasons for having mission statements in SMEs. Top management Strategic planning Company performance Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises United Kingdom...