Corporate Governance: Volume 13 Issue 1

Post‐crisis restructuring of the corporate governance of Korean companies

Jin‐young Jung

The purpose of this paper is to identify both the problems and their solutions in the corporate governance systems of Korean business groups (chaebols) in the wake of the Asian…

Stakeholders, accountability and the theory‐practice gap in developing nations' corporate governance systems: evidence from Uganda

Simeon Wanyama, Bruce Burton, Christine Helliar

The purpose of this paper is to examine perceptions about the nature and role of corporate governance in Uganda, with the emphasis on accountability within a stakeholder framework.

Corporate governance in Islamic financial institutions: the issues surrounding unrestricted investment account holders

Rodrigo Magalhães, Shereen Al‐Saad

It has been observed that the practices of corporate governance in Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) do not sufficiently address the rights of unrestricted investment account…

Sovereign wealth funds and shareholder activism: applying the Ryan‐Schneider antecedents to determine policy implications

Salar Ghahramani

The purpose of this paper is to examine the propensity of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) for shareholder activism and their potential impact on corporate governance.

Corporate governance, complementarities and the value of a firm in an emerging market: the effect of market imperfections

Kashif Rashid, Sardar M.N. Islam

The purpose of this paper is to test the role of corporate governance instruments in affecting the value of a firm (CGVF) in isolation and in combination of each other in a…

Effect of board size and promoter ownership on firm value: some empirical findings from India

Naveen Kumar, J.P. Singh

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of corporate board size and promoter ownership on firm value for selected Indian companies.

Rethinking the primacy of board efficacy for governance: evidence from India

Suveera Gill

If proficient boards result in better governance, as the literature on the subject generally suggests, engaging independent directors and having in place an effective audit…

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