... 17 05 2026 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Shareholder authority Corporate governance Creditor relations Debt structure Agency costs Say-on-Pay Creditor rights G32 G34 G23 K22 Funding: The author...

...Rishi Kapoor Ronoowah; Boopen Seetanah Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the linear and non-linear relationship between capital structure (CS) and firm performance (FP) and the moderating and mediating roles of agency costs in the CS-FP nexus. Design/methodology/approach...

... of the controlling shareholder that, in the case of a foreigner, seems to offer greater (economic) advantages that positively impact the club's performance. Acero et al. (2017) highlight how the expropriation and monitoring (agency costs) effects related to equity ownership impact performance. They find...

... connected firms, this result is exacerbated by poor corporate governance quality. Collectively, these findings are consistent with a positive association between agency costs and political connections. Originality/value This study provides novel evidence by exploiting an exogenous enhancement...

... employment contracts. Originality/value – Nevertheless, the findings offer a new perspective to the corporate governance literature. The principal-agent problem is at the center of most corporate governance issues [1] . Agency costs incur when the principal (the owner), has hard time monitoring...