Corporate Governance: Volume 10 Issue 3

Ownership concentration and executive compensation in emerging economies: evidence from China

Zhongfeng Su, Yuan Li, Lin Li

The research on corporate governance has different perspectives on the relationship between ownership concentration and executive compensation, and the empirical findings on this…

An exploratory and comparative assessment of the governance arrangements of universities in Ghana

Edward N. Tetteh, Daniel F. Ofori

Institutional governance has recently attracted significant attention, fuelled by increasing numbers of global high‐profile corporate failures and scandals. In many countries…

Local corporate ownership and capital structure decisions in Nigeria: a developing country perspective

Abel Ebel Ezeoha, Francis O. Okafor

The primary aim of this paper is to investigate the nature, degree and direction of the effects of certain classes of corporate ownership on capital structure decisions among…

Corporate governance and board practices by Greek shipping management companies

Dimitrios N. Koufopoulos, Ioannis N. Lagoudis, Ioannis N. Theotokas, Theodoros C. Syriopoulos

Corporate governance is an area of interest to researchers, stakeholders and the general public. In recent times, there has been an increased concern about the effectiveness of…

Board characteristics and corporate value: evidence from Thailand

Jira Yammeesri, Siriyama Kanthi Herath

This paper aims to examine the influence of corporate board structure on corporate value.

Inside the “black box”: the performance of boards of directors of unlisted companies

Duncan Neill, Victor Dulewicz

The purpose of this paper is to explore two under‐developed areas of board research: the corporate governance of unlisted companies; and board behaviour, focusing on process…

Are Ghanaian MFIs' performance associated with corporate governance?

Anthony Q. Aboagye, James Otieku

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether in Ghana, corporate governance, outreach to clients, reduced dependence on subsidies and use of modern technology (together…

Labor market consequences of accounting fraud

Chun‐Keung Hoi, Ashok Robin

This paper aims to examine the research questions: Do executive and non‐executive directors face similar labor market penalties upon revelation of accounting fraud? Are all…