... 16 02 2026 23 02 2026 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Board gender diversity Corporate environmental performance Greenhouse gas emissions Corporate governance Critical mass theory Climate change has emerged...

...). Consequently, the effectiveness of external monitoring and takeover protection depends critically on firms’ internationalization. Green innovation Stakeholder uncertainty Corporate governance Internationalization Paradox theory Co-evolutionary strategy Unit of Excellence of the Campus...

... the dual signalling and operational pressures of ESG engagement. Originality/value Moving beyond prior studies that view ESG as a passive outcome, this research conceptualizes ESG as an active moderating mechanism within corporate governance. The findings advance agency and legitimacy theories...

... characteristics – size, power, independence, gender diversity and number of meetings – were manually collected from firms' annual corporate governance reports, whereas SDG disclosure data were obtained via content analysis of companies' NFDs. Findings Results from a fixed-effects panel regression model reveal...

... that digital transformation serves as a substitute for dividends in corporate governance. The positive impact of digital transformation on the valuation effects associated with dividends is concentrated in low-digital-transformation firms, suggesting that dividends have stronger reputation effects when...

... valuation, particularly within the context of regulatory changes introduced by the Paris Agreement. It makes a significant contribution to the evolving discourse on sustainable finance and corporate governance. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only...

... study shows that the effect of CEO narcissism on M&A behaviour is moderated, that is, attenuated, by internal governance (small board size and medium levels of concentrated ownership) and the external corporate governance framework at the national legal level, ensuring strong legal investor...

...Zeyu Li; Mazlina Mustapha; Ahmad Fahmi Sheikh Hassan; Saidatunur Fauzi Saidin Purpose This study examines the impact of corporate governance on succession planning and organizational performance. Drawing on agency theory, the main purpose of this study is to identify the effect of corporate...

...Everton Coelho; Mário Augusto; Pedro Torres Purpose This study aims to clarify the influence of different CEO’s political orientation (liberal/conservative) and corporate political activity on ESG performance, considering contingencies related to CEO attributes and corporate governance mechanisms...

..., this study proposes that corporate governance’s particular significance is a key factor in ESG practices to mitigate insurers’ insolvency risk. These findings are consistent with those of the banking sector (Agnese et al., 2023 ; Aevoae et al., 2023 ; Chiaramonte et al., 2022...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Business ethics ESG Corporate governance Socioemotional wealth Family firms Corporate financial performance Therefore, we hypothesize the following (see Figure 1): H2. ESG...

... governance, this paper incorporates managers' shortsightedness, multiple large shareholders and institutional investors' shareholding ratios into the same logical framework, analyzes their internal mechanisms, helps improve corporate governance, enhances green innovation capabilities and has strong...

... makes a unique contribution to the field of corporate governance by exploring the relatively understudied area of institutional ownership's influence on the ESG practices–CEO compensation nexus. These questions are designed to examine the intricate influences that ESG considerations, filtered through...

... of corporate governance reforms. Practical implications The findings demonstrate the effectiveness of the corporate board reforms implemented in countries around the world, addressing concerns from critics about their potential harm or ineffectiveness. Originality/value The results indicate...

...-use rights only Board's informal hierarchy Enterprise innovation quality (EIQ) Expectation states theory Sociological perspective Corporate governance Innovation, as the crucial determinant of an enterprise's core competitiveness, has garnered increasing attention in both theoretical...

... evidence of the link between strong corporate governance standards and reduced exposure to ESG controversies. While the literature pertaining to ESG practices is extensive, ESG controversies have garnered notably less attention. Only in recent times have certain studies begun to direct their focus...

... 29 01 2023 03 06 2023 29 06 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Firm strategy Cost leadership Differentiation CSR Corporate governance Management structure The potential social and environmental impact...

...Elisa Menicucci; Guido Paolucci Purpose This study explored how board diversity affects environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance in the Italian banking sector. Specifically, this study examined whether the presence of specific corporate governance (CG) characteristics (board...

.... The next measure, the conventional liquidity ratio, introduces price impact and is defined as follows: Liquidity ratios Free-float (il)liquidity Trading constraints Family firms Dual-class shares IPOs/SEOs with lockup restrictions Corporate governance (1) L R i , t = P i...

... commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode . Corporate governance Gender diversity Women on boards Kanter's theory Board monitoring...