... performance and return on assets. Additionally, ESG practices significantly moderate the relationship between human rights practices and firm performance. Human rights performance has a greater impact on market performance when moderated by ESG practices. Research limitations/implications This study...

...Panwell Chikunda; Md. Borhan Uddin Bhuiyan; Muhammad Nurul Houqe; Linh Thi My Nguyen Purpose This study aims to investigate the association between chief executive officer (CEO) tenure and firm performance. Extended CEO tenure offers the potential for organizational stability, sustained...

...Gayani Hewagama; Elizabeth Rainsbury; Arfian Zudana Purpose This study aims to analyse carbon emissions’ (CE) impact on New Zealand-listed entities’ firm performance before adopting legislation for mandatory climate disclosures. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a fixed effects...

...Suresh Ramachandra; Asheq Rahman Purpose This paper aims to examine the effects of the social distinction of company directors on firm performance. Design/methodology/approach The social distinction of company directors adds to the firm’s reputation, allowing the firm to access resources...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Capital structure Firm performance G20 Leverage variation The principal goal of this study is to explore the leverage variation and the capital structure and elections of manufacturing companies...

... and firm performance is moderated by CSR scores. The novel findings of this study will benefit managers, boards of directors, shareholders and other stakeholders, including regulators and policymakers. Mahfuja Malik can be contacted at: malikm@sacredheart.edu 27 09 2021 08 02 2022 21...

... between board gender diversity and firm performance. Early US work by, for example, Erhardt et al. (2003) and Carter et al. (2003) , reports a positive relationship between female director representation and various measures of company performance, but more nuanced subsequent studies...

... some emerging trends in the Thai economy. Contrary to expectations for an emerging market and prior research findings, ownership structures, particularly ownership concentration and family ownership, appear to have no significant influence on market-based firm performance, while managerial ownership...

...Michelle Li; Helen Roberts Purpose This paper aims to examine the relation between CEO board membership and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach This paper investigates the relationship between firm performance and CEO board membership, applying two-stage least squares, propensity...

...Michelle Li; Helen Roberts Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between board independence and firm performance for publicly listed New Zealand (NZ) firms over the period 2004-2016. Design/methodology/approach To address endogeneity concerns, the relationship between firm...

...Thi Tuyet Mai Nguyen; Elaine Evans; Meiting Lu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of independent directors on firm performance in Vietnam and identify how different types of ownership structure and the presence of controlling shareholders influence the relationship...

... Corporate social responsibility Vietnam Firm performance Corporate governance Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities are increasingly drawing the attention of investors, customers, suppliers, employees and governments across the world. These activities have become more important...

...Nicholas Boone; Sisira Colombage; Abeyratna Gunasekarage Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine whether the influence of block ownership on firm performance depends on the identity of the largest investor. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyse the data for New Zealand...