...) languages, professional work history, knowledge-based cross-border connections (both personal and professional), adaptability to socio-cultural contexts, and impactful leadership. Agency theory Board internationalization Intellectual capital Board diversity is crucial to achieving...

... Profitability Agency theory Emerging economies Microfinancing institutions constitute vital economic actors who play an indispensable role in national progress through the financial inclusion of the marginalized segments of our societies and fostering social equity (Datta and Sahu, 2021 ; Dinga...

...Aanchal Singh; Subir Verma; Samik Shome Purpose This study aims at examining the contentions of the agency theory by exploring the direct relationship between environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure score and corporate financial performance (CFP) from the years 2016–2020. It also...

... are developed under the theoretical approaches of institutional theory, agency theory, and transaction costs theory and were contrasted on the data obtained from 52 Mexican international franchisors operating in 37 countries as of 2016. This study uses linear regression with ordinary minimums using the STATA...

..., independence and meetings negatively affect book-based performance measures and positively affect market-based performance measures. Moreover, board size positively moderates the risk management committee attributes and performance relationship. The study embraces the predictions of agency theory and resource...

... create litigation risk could be settled internally with voluntary disclosure practices and externally with institutional ownership. China Litigation risk Agency theory Institutional ownership Firm performance Voluntary disclosures Abdul Waheed can be contacted at: dr.abdulwaheed37...

...Semih Ceyhan; Mehmet Barca Purpose Classical assumptions of agency theory (AT) fall short of providing satisfactory answers to modern management and organizational knowledge (MOK) problems, and there is a need for extending the scope of the field. This article aims to compare modern AT assumptions...

... competing hypotheses of agency theory, substitute and outcome models. Findings The authors’ results show that debt acts as a substitute for governance before the GFC, but during and after the GFC the picture changes. Namely, debt acts as an outcome of the governance mechanism during the GFC and its...

...Chong Chen; Daojuan Wang; Beibei Wang Purpose This paper explores the contextual factors involved in the development and application of paradigmatic theories in general, and the application and development of Agency Theory in the Chinese context in particular. Design/methodology/approach...

... De Villiers et al. (2011) 2,151 firm-years in the US from 2003–2004 Agency theory Resource dependence theory Environmental strengths from KLD database Board independence Positive Board leadership structure Neutral Directors appointed after CEO Negative Board size Positive...