...Wided Bouaine; Karima Alaya; Chokri Slim Purpose The objective of this paper is to study the impact of political connection and governance on credit rating and whether there is a substitution or complementary relationship between them. Design/methodology/approach In order to achieve...

...Husam Ananzeh; Malek Hamed Alshirah; Ahmad Farhan Alshira'h; Huthaifa Al-Hazaima Purpose A key goal of this research is to examine empirically whether politically connected board members are likely to impact corporate philanthropy. A further goal of this study is to contribute to the existing...

...Romlah Jaffar; Zaleha Abdul-Shukor Purpose Past studies show that companies’ connection with the government (or politically connected companies (PCCs)) contributed negatively to their financial performance. The grabbing hand theory suggests that political connection demand companies to serve...