This study investigates the influence of board chairman characteristics on the level of real
earnings management for listed firms with the lowest positive earnings on the Main Market of …

Purpose Firm performance has become a thriving research field. However, a review of
previous studies shows that the answers to several fundamental questions remain vague …

This study examines the association between the board chairman's (BC's) characteristics
(independence, age, ethnicity, tenure, family membership, dual chair with nomination …

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the mechanisms of corporate governance
(CG) in firms that have a policy of whistle-blowing (WBP) are more effective in mitigating real …

Purpose Whistleblowing has received increasing attention and support in recent years as a
means of detecting and correcting illegal, unethical or illegitimate practices in organizations …

This study examines the relationship between gender diversity (women on the board and
women on the audit committee) and a firm's financial stability. The ordinary least square …

This study investigates the impacts of corporate governance mechanisms (CGMs) on
earnings management (EM). Data covering 12 years (2009–2020) were collected via annual …

This study examines the association between real activities earnings management (REM)
and accruals earnings management (AEM) of listed companies in the main market of …

Purpose: Managers' leadership style is one of the important factors affecting the behaviors
and level of ethical reasoning of employees and achieving organizational goals, and …

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained great attention among regulators, stock
market authorities, and firms' stakeholders for many decades. In this chapter, we first review …