Corporate Governance: Volume 19 Issue 4

Corporate governance in the shipping industry: board interlocks and agency conflicts

Andreas Andrikopoulos, Andreas Georgakopoulos, Anna Merika, Andreas Merikas

This paper aims to explore the effect of interlocking directorates on agency conflicts and corporate performance in the shipping industry.

Corporate social responsibility perceptions and employee engagement: role of psychological meaningfulness, safety and availability

Richa Chaudhary

The primary research question addressed through this paper is whether and how corporate social responsibility (CSR) can create business value for organizations as measured through…

The role of nomination committees in diversifying boards in an emerging market context

Nadia Mans-Kemp, Suzette Viviers

Several mechanisms exist to address the low levels of gender and race diversity in boardrooms, including mandatory quotas, voluntary targets and investor activism. Based on the…

Does gender diversity on boards influence stock market liquidity? Empirical evidence from the French market

Nadia Loukil, Ouidad Yousfi, Raissa Yerbanga

The purpose of this paper is to examine the gender diversity on boards and its effect on stock market liquidity in French boardrooms.

Do multi-stakeholder initiatives make for better CSR?

Kanji Tanimoto

This paper aims to examine the significance and challenges of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives organized by multi-stakeholders and to clarify the function of CSR…

Qualitative comparative analysis in corporate governance research: a systematic literature review of applications

Nicola Cucari

The purpose of this paper is to provide comprehensive mapping of qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) applications in business and management research and to examine the…

Corporate governance attributes and listed SMES’ debt maturity

Anahí Briozzo, Clara Cardone-Riportella, Myriam García-Olalla

This paper aims to develop a cross-country analysis of the similarities and differences in the debt maturity structure of listed SMEs from the point of view of corporate…

Corporate governance and corporate internet reporting in sub-Saharan Africa:the case of Kenya and Tanzania

Nelson Waweru, Musa Mangena, George Riro

This paper aims to investigate corporate internet reporting (CIR) by Kenyan and Tanzanian listed companies and whether the level of CIR is related to corporate governance…

Bank institutional setting and risk-taking: the missing role of directors’ education and turnover

Antonio D’Amato, Angela Gallo

This paper aims to analyze the relationship between bank institutional setting and risk-taking by exploring whether board education and turnover are drivers of the risk propensity…

Factors and determinants of value- and business-driven sustainability initiatives in health care organizations: intrinsic differences and extrinsic similarities

Rocio Rodriguez, Göran Svensson, Nils M. Høgevold, David Eriksson

The purpose of this paper is to compare the similarities and differences relating to sustainability initiatives between health-care organizations. The aim is to provide a…

Diversity and return: the impact of diversity of board members’ education on performance

Isaac Boadi, Daniel Osarfo

This paper aims to examine the impact of diversity of board members’ educational qualifications on the financial performance of banks in Ghana.