Corporate Governance: Volume 22 Issue 5

Are political connections beneficial or harmful toward firms’ performance? A meta-analysis approach

Khusnul Prasetyo, Damai Nasution

This study aims to reconcile conflicting empirical results from prior studies on the association between political connections (PCs) and firms’ performance. Furthermore, it…

Does board gender diversity affect capital structure decisions?

Sourour Ben Saad, Lotfi Belkacem

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the indirect relationship between board gender diversity and capital structure decisions and to examine whether the capital structure…

Impact of corporate network position on strategic risk and company’s performance – evidence from Poland

Justyna Światowiec-Szczepańska, Beata Stępień

The purpose of this study is to investigate the links between a company’s position in a corporate network with its financial performance and strategic risk in the context of the…

Corporate governance reform in Nigeria: upstream and downstream interventions

Franklin Nakpodia, Femi Olan

Internal (e.g. firm performance, internal stakeholders) and external pressures (e.g. globalisation, technology, corporate scandals) have intensified calls for corporate governance…

Recasting trust and distrust in the boardroom

Morris Mthombeni, Amon Chizema

This study aims to analyse trust and distrust as specific board processes between the board chair and chief executive officer (CEO) aimed at reducing corporate governance (CG…

The development of corporate governance literature in Malaysia: a systematic literature review and research agenda

Saleh F.A. Khatib, Dewi Fariha Abdullah, Ahmed Elamer, Saddam A. Hazaea

This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of the existing literature on corporate governance (CG) aspects of the Malaysian market. It offers insights into the phases of…

Effects of founder CEO duality and board size on foreign IPOs’ survival in US markets

Sang-Youn Lee, Eun-Jeong Ko

This study aims to investigate how three critical governance decisions by foreign firms impacted their survivability post-initial public offerings (IPO): the choice of CEO…

Gambling in professional sport: the enabling role of “regulatory legitimacy”

Richard Evans, Geoff Walters, Sean Hamil

This study aims to explain why organisations remain vulnerable to financial failure despite increasing financial regulation to improve governance. Using a case study of gambling…

Impact of ESG disclosure and financial reporting quality on investment efficiency

Nejla Ould Daoud Ellili

This study aims to examine the impacts of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure and financial reporting quality (FRQ) on investment efficiency.

Effects of quick response to COVID-19 with change in corporate governance principles on SMEs’ business continuity: evidence in Vietnam

Thanh Tiep Le, Van Kha Nguyen

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the negative impacts of the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) emergency on small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) business…

Technical efficiency in the Ghanaian banking sector: does boardroom gender diversity matter?

Isaac Boadi, Raymond Dziwornu, Daniel Osarfo

The marginalization of women on boards is a heavily discussed topic across the world, especially in Ghana. Apart from estimating the link between boardroom gender diversity and…