... Executive compensation Diversity Gender Board of directors Public corporations in the US have increasingly used performance-based grants as part of their executive compensation. In contrast to the traditional time-based vesting provisions in which grants are vested after a certain amount of time...

...Thanh Dung Nguyen; Thuong Harvison; Ali Ashraf Purpose Employees play a vital role in the success of a corporation. While boards of directors are created to protect shareholders’ interests, it is unclear if these directors also ensure employee welfare. In this vein, our paper examines...

... extra consideration to be measured according to their vulnerability to one's choices. In this regard, utilitarianism cannot protect the rights of minorities if the goal is the greatest good for the greatest number. Sustainability Firm value Board of directors Female directors Audrey...

.../methodology/approach The sample comprises data from 2010 to 2016 of the non-financial Brazilian firms listed on the Brazilian Stock Exchange. To measure this relationship, a conditional logistic regression is performed. Findings A U-shaped relationship between the size of the board of directors (BD...

.... Research limitations/implications These results provide encouraging opportunities for future research about the real role of the board of directors and suggest the need for the analysis of the participation of directors in firm strategy to better understand the effect of boards on the corporate outcome...

...-operatives and mutuals would also lead to lower risk and maximisation of the use of scarce resources. Dr Krishna Reddy can be contacted at: krishna@waikato.ac.nz © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Corporate governance Board of directors Leverage Cooperatives Independent directors...