Corporate Governance: Volume 17 Issue 3

Going back to go forward: on studying the determinants of corporate governance disclosure

Michail Nerantzidis, Anastasios Tsamis

The purpose of this study is to review the prior empirical studies that investigate the corporate governance (CG) determinants and provide a synopsis, and explore the main factors…

Corporate social responsibility and Latin American firm performance

Chiara Amini, Silvia Dal Bianco

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on firm performance in six Latin American economies. Firm performance includes five…

The relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and IFRS 7 compliance: evidence from an emerging market

Ben Kwame Agyei-Mensah

This paper aims to investigate compliance with risk disclosure requirements under International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS 7) by firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange…

Performance implications of board size, composition and activity: empirical evidence from the Indian banking sector

Manas Mayur, Palanisamy Saravanan

The purpose of this paper is to examine the performance implications of board size, composition and frequency of board meetings on the performance of banks.

Ownership concentration, earnings management and stock market liquidity: evidence from Malaysia

Hamdan Amer Al-Jaifi

This paper aims to examine whether ownership concentration and earnings management affect the stock market liquidity of Malaysian firms.

Ownership structure and financial performance in European football

Isabel Acero, Raúl Serrano, Panagiotis Dimitropoulos

This paper aims to analyse the relationship between ownership structure and financial performance in the five major European football leagues from 2007-2008 to 2012-2013 and…

Does better corporate governance increase operational performance?

Renata Wandroski Peris, Eduardo Contani, José Roberto Ferreira Savoia, Daniel Reed Bergmann

This study aims to examine the association between the adoption of corporate governance practices and operational performance in companies listed on the Brazilian Stock Exchange.

Competing institutional pressures in corporate governance reform: the role of board interlocks and industry peers

Mario Krenn

This study aims to examine the effects of competing influences emanating from firms’ social structural context (i.e. sent and received board of director interlocks and industry…

Shareholder spring and social activism: a study of 2013-2015 proxy filings

Ram Subramanian

The purpose of this paper is to examine social issue proxy filings by shareholders of US corporations in a period commonly referred to as the “shareholder spring” to understand…

The concept of managerial discretion in corporate governance – better off without it?

Jon Aarum Andersen

This paper aims to assess the concept of managerial discretion with respect to its theoretical and empirical usefulness for corporate governance research.