This study analyses the effect of board diversity (gender and nationality) on performance in
banks. By making use of a sample of 159 banks in nine countries during the period 2004 …

This paper reviews recent research on corporate governance, with a special focus on
emerging markets. It finds that better corporate governance benefit firms through greater …

Purpose Using a data set of listed firms domiciled in Taiwan, this paper aims to empirically
assess the effects of ownership structure and board of directors on firm value …

Using a sample of 394 French firms for the period of 2001 to 2010, we study the relationship
between female directorship and firms' accounting (ROA and ROE) and market-based …

We apply the system GMM regression estimation approach to a matched sample of French
firms listed on Euronext Paris during the period 2001–2010 in order to investigate the …

We provide the first comprehensive and robust evidence on the relationship between board
independence and firm performance in China. We find that independent directors have an …

The main purpose of this study was to review the measurements that are related to the
corporate governance. A close look at the literature of corporate governance and firm …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of corporate board
characteristics in the relationship between ownership structure and firm performance in the …

This study examines whether board independence influences firms' economic performance
among listed firms in Bangladesh. By using data from 135 listed firms on Dhaka Stock …

Relatively little research has examined the effects of ownership on the firms' corporate social
responsibility (CSR). In addition, most of it has been conducted in the Western context such …