...Ahmed Atef Oussii; Maher Jeriji Purpose This study investigates whether female board representation reduces carbon emissions in French-listed companies. It also analyzes to what extent and in what direction family control moderates this relationship. Design/methodology/approach The authors...

...Zouhair Boumlik; Badia Oulhadj; Olivier Colot Purpose This paper aims to analyze the effect of family control and influence dimension of the socioemotional wealth (SEW) on capital structure of large listed firms in the North African region. Design/methodology/approach The study uses panel data...

... diversity, measured in different forms, such as the presence and proportion of female directors, family-affiliated female directors and the chief executive officer (CEO) gender, on CFD in Pakistan. The study also investigates the interacting effects of family-controlled (20 and 50% family-owned) companies...

... and earnings management issues a reflection on CEO duality power, board effectiveness and family control. The study results are also of interest to auditors and board members as they provide a more in-depth understanding of the impact of CEOs' attributes and family control on financial reporting decisions...

... million private firms, and private firms contribute more than 60% of the country's GDP (Fan et al., 2021). Hu et al. (2018) and Carney (2007) found that a considerable portion of private firms are family controlled owing to the advantages of wealth preservation. Despite China's...

... compensation Family ownership Family control Incentive pay Dr Hyungkee Young Baek can be contacted at: hybaek@nova.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Option awards have flaws that benefit CEOs (Bebchuk et al., 2010). Stock options contain a gift component...