Corporate Governance: Volume 15 Issue 3

Sustainability reporting and assurance in Portugal

Sónia Ferreira Gomes, Teresa Cristina Pereira Eugénio, Manuel Castelo Branco

The purpose of this paper is to provide a descriptive comprehensive analysis of sustainability reporting (SR) and assurance in Portugal after the onset of the most recent economic…

The impact of board traits on the social performance of Canadian firms

Sébastien Deschênes, Miguel Rojas, Hamadou Boubacar, Brigitte Prud'homme, Alidou Ouedraogo

– This paper aims to examine if certain board characteristics have an impact on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) score of corporations.

Do firms seek social license to operate when stakeholders are poor? Evidence from Africa

Michael L. McIntyre, Steven A. Murphy, Carol-Ann Tetrault Sirsly

The purpose of this paper is to test for the salience of social licence to operate in the context of a very poor community. The idea of social license to operate is closely linked…

Development of corporate governance codes in the GCC: an overview

Nermeen F. Shehata

– This paper aims to discuss and compare the corporate governance codes in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

Women on board: evidence from a masculine industry

Claudia Arena, Alessandro Cirillo, Donata Mussolino, Ingrid Pulcinelli, Sara Saggese, Fabrizia Sarto

This paper aims to provide insights on the gender-performance relationship, this paper studies the impact of board gender diversity on firm performance, by taking into account the…

The impact of ownership and board structure on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting in the Turkish banking industry

Merve Kiliç, Cemil Kuzey, Ali Uyar

The aim of this study is twofold. The first is to analyze the nature, extent and trend of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting in the Turkish banking industry under…

Sustainability reporting: external motivators and internal facilitators

Jamal A. Nazari, Irene M. Herremans, Hussein A. Warsame

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of internal variables, such as strategic governance and operational controls, along with external variables that influence…

Corporate governance, stickiness and losses

Mark Mulcahy, Ray Donnelly

This paper aims to study the impact of a significant negative shock (the reporting of an initial loss) on the stickiness of corporate governance. This paper examines whether…