... agency problems among group-affiliated firms in emerging markets and may underscore the importance of environmental-related corporate disclosures. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to identify the significant impact that firm ownership structure...

...Heba Abou-El-Sood Purpose This paper aims to investigate the association between board gender diversity and bank risk taking in an emerging market context. Design/methodology/approach The association between female board directorship and bank risk taking is examined, while controlling...

...Heba Abou-El-Sood; Osama El-Ansary Purpose Motivated by massive bank failures during the financial crisis and the remarkable resilience of Islamic banks (IBs), this paper aims to analyze the interdependencies between asset/liability portfolio choices of IBs in emerging markets. Design...