Corporate Governance: Volume 23 Issue 3

The corporate governance-diversification link: exploring the heterogeneity of family firms

Ilaria Galavotti, Carlotta D'Este

Building on behavioral agency theory, the authors explore the role played by corporate governance characteristics as drivers of the diversification strategies of family firms…

CEO characteristics and firm performance: evidence from private listed firms in China

Md Jahidur Rahman, Xianxian Chen

This study aims to examine the effect of the chief executive officer (CEO) characteristics on corporate performance in private listed firms in China.

Role of a board of directors and corporate governance in a state-owned enterprise

Renée M. Thompson, Philmore Alleyne

This study aims to investigate measures established to ensure board of directors (BODs) in a state-owned enterprise (SOE) meets the organization for economic cooperation and…

Environmental, social and governance impact on financial performance: evidence from the Levant countries

Hamzeh Al Amosh, Saleh F.A. Khatib, Husam Ananzeh

This paper aims to investigate whether the sustainability disclosure with the environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects has an impact on the financial performance…

On the same page? Differences between male and female board members on the benefits of a gender-balanced representation

Maria João Guedes, Pankaj C. Patel, Sara Falcão Casaca

This study aims to analyze the interplay between male and female board members’ beliefs about women’s competence to fill board positions (valence), the perceived benefits of a…

Revisiting Japan’s stakeholder-based system and foreign ownership: IR managers’ view of foreign shareholders in corporate governance reform in Japanese companies

Kumiko Nemoto

Building on the institutional theory perspective on corporate governance change and based on interviews with investor relations (IR) managers in large Japanese companies, this…

ESG dimensions and bank performance: an empirical investigation in Italy

Elisa Menicucci, Guido Paolucci

This study aims to investigate the impact of environmental performance, social responsibility and corporate governance (ESG) on bank performance (BP) in the Italian banking…

Corporate governance and sustainability disclosure: evidence from Jordan

Ahmad Yuosef Alodat, Zalailah Salleh, Hafiza Aishah Hashim

This paper aims to examine the impact of corporate governance (CG) on sustainability disclosure (SD) from the perspectives of resource dependence, agency and stakeholder theories…

Moderating the connections: media coverage and firm market value

Marina Amado Bahia Gama, Jeferson Lana, Giovana Bueno, Rosilene Marcon, Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello

The purpose of this paper is to explore how a politically connected firm moderates the relationship between media coverage and market value. More specifically, the authors are…

Board composition, ownership structure and financial distress: insights from UK FTSE 350

Ali Meftah Gerged, Shaojie Yao, Khaldoon Albitar

This study aims to investigate the possible implications of compliance with corporate governance (CG) provisions, including board composition and ownership structures, on the…

Environmental, social and governance performance (ESG) and firm investment efficiency in emerging markets: the interaction effect of board cultural diversity

Ahmad Al-Hiyari, Abdussalaam Iyanda Ismail, Mohamed Chakib Kolsi, Oyewumi Hassan Kehinde

This paper aims to explore whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance is positively associated with firm investment efficiency (IE) in emerging economies. It…