...Khairul Anuar Kamarudin; Nor Hazwani Hassan; Wan Adibah Wan Ismail Purpose This study examines the non-linear effect of board independence on the investment efficiency of listed firms worldwide. This study further tests whether the COVID-19 pandemic, industry competition and economic development...

... for the endogenous test. Findings The results suggest that board-specific skills diversity (BSSD) and board independence (BIND) have a negative impact on systematic risk. On the other hand, board gender diversity does not affect systematic risk. The findings reinforce the relevance of board diversity...

...Diksha Saini; Balwinder Singh Purpose Based on Upper Echelon Theory, the present study is an endeavor to assess the relationship between Chief Executive Officer (CEO) confidence and the performance of a firm. This study also investigates the moderating role of board independence in this context...

...Kalyani Mulchandani; Ketan Mulchandani Purpose This study investigates the moderating role of Big-4 audit firms on the association between board independence and classification shifting (CS) in Indian firms. Design/methodology/approach This study has employed a fixed-effect panel data...

... across its companies. Design/methodology/approach Panel data analysis was applied on a sample of 207 Russian companies that frequently traded in the Russian Trading System during the period 2007-2011, in order to test hypotheses on the relationships between board size, board independence, gender...

... of Indian IPOs during the 2004-2012 period after the corporate governance reforms with the introduction of clause 49 in the listing agreements in 2001. Using OLS regression, the paper empirically analyses the determinants of board size and board independence at the time of the IPOs and the influence...

... – In this paper the authors employ event study methodology and regression analyses including instrumental variables two-stage least squares regressions. Findings – The authors find that board independence in non-US firms is associated with significantly higher acquirer returns, but this effect is only...

... of board independence, board size, and outside director busyness on firm value between UK and US firms. Specifically, the paper finds that board independence, board size, and board busyness all have a significant positive impact on firm value in the UK. However, the paper finds no significant relationship...