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Shariah Supervisory Board/Shariah Board
The products offered by the Islamic financial sector must comply with theological principles such as the prohibition of ribā, risk sharing, avoidance...
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Board diversity and corporate innovation
This paper aims to investigate the effect of board diversity on corporate innovation. We classify board diversity into two aspects based on the...
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Earnings quality and board meeting frequency
We propose that corporate directors are in greater need of soft information about the firm when the quality of hard accounting information is low. We...
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Two-tier board characteristics and expanded audit reporting: Evidence from China
This paper investigates the relationship between the characteristics of the two-tier board structure (board of directors and supervisory board) and...
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Board diversity of industry expertise: impacts on strategic change and product markets
We provide evidence that board diversity of industry expertise leads to internal strategic change at the firm level. We base our diversity of...
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Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB)
This entry discusses the Islamic Financial Services Board, its corporate structure, and current practices. In addition, the institution offers a...
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Do board monitoring and audit committee quality help risky firms reduce CSR controversies?
This study focuses on potential inhibiting and driving factors of corporate social responsibility (CSR) controversies including board monitoring...
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Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)
The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) is a regulatory body responsible for evaluating standards proposed by the Australian government,...
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The dynamic relation between board gender diversity and firm performance: the moderating role of shareholder activism
California became the first state in the US to require gender diversity on publicly corporate boards. To provide timely evidence on the heated...
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Innovation, institutional ownerships and board diversity
This work investigates the relationships between institutional ownership, board diversity, and corporate innovation in US-listed firms. Institutional...
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Board overconfidence and M&A performance: evidence from the UK
This paper investigates the relationship between board overconfidence and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) performance based on 754 M&A deals in the UK...
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How do board and ownership characteristics affect bank risk-taking? New evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
The study examines the impact of board attributes, ownership structures and other bank-specific factors on bank risk-taking. Using a sample of 220...
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Former CEOs chairing the board: does it matter to corporate social and environmental investments?
Former CEOs who stay on the board as Chairmen (i.e., Chair-Former-CEO or CFCEO) often play a vital role in monitoring and advising the incumbent...
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Do risk governance and effective board affect bank performance? Evidence from large banks worldwide
Worldwide, recent corporate financial scandals have raised many questions in terms of risk management and governance of banks. This study examines...
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Board Variables Reforms in India: Success or Failure? A Comparative Analysis Between Pre and Post Enactment Period of Companies Act, 2013
The present research is carried out to make a comparative investigation of the impact of board variables on organizational performance before and...
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Test power properties of within-firm estimators of ownership and board-related explanatory variables with low time variation
Corporate governance research is often limited in its ability to employ within-firm estimators, which address time-invariant endogeneity, when the...
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The Importance of Board Risk Oversight in Times of Crisis
This study investigates the relationship between board risk oversight practices at financial institutions in the EU and systemic risk during the...
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Board social capital and stock price crash risk
We show how board social capital influences stock price crash risk. Considering that directors are embedded in two kinds of social capital—internal...
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Board monitoring and capital structure dynamics: evidence from bank-based economies
We examine the impact of board characteristics on the speed of adjustment and the capital structure dynamics of firms in bank-based economies. Using...
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The effect of board composition and managerial pay on Saudi firm performance
Using five empirical methodologies to account for endogeneity issues, this study investigates the effects of board independence and managerial pay on...