... disclosures of CSR-related governance information. M14 M41 G34 Based on the prevalence of corporate scandals, society’s commitment to social and environmental issues has increased considerably, thereby pressuring companies to communicate information related to corporate social responsibility...

... demand M42 G32 G34 The sample countries include Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. They are located in the same region and share similarities in terms of their history and economic conditions; however, they differ in the level of development, the composition...

... 09 07 2020 25 09 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Firm performance Female directors Listing rules G34 G38 The company has no diversity policy, it has a meritocracy policy. Chalkie (2012...

... wealth M14 G32 G34 Importantly, we also find that the effect of earnings management on shareholder value is reduced significantly for firms with more gender diversity on the board. Female directors seem to help shareholders see through earnings management more successfully and attenuate...

... M52 G34 In related studies, researchers focus on certain industries such as more innovative ones (e.g. Biotech and Pharmaceutical) in which firms run a greater risk of revealing secrets through their public disclosures. For example, Jones (2007) argues that the higher the proprietary costs...

... in the manner described by the following stochastic process: Integration duration of post-merger Leverage dynamics of mergers Method of payment G32 G34 Compared with previous studies (Samitas and Kenourgios, 2007 ; Samitas et al., 2008 ; and Huang et al., 2015...

... board membership G34 G38 In a panel of publicly listed NZ firms from 2004 to 2014, we find on average, firms with CEOs on the board are associated with higher firm performance compared with firms with CEOs off the board. First, we run a baseline model on the firm performance implications...