This survey examines the vibrant academic literature on environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) investing. While there is no consensus on the exact list of ESG issues …

Abstract Research Question/Issues We conduct a comprehensive analysis of all scholarly
publications in the field of corporate governance (CG) since the Enron scandal of 2001 …

Corporate governance plays a vital role in creating a corporate culture of consciousness,
transparency, and openness. In this context, this paper provides a brief view about the …

Using a large cross-sectional dataset comprising of FTSE 350 listed firms, this study
investigates whether superior environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the influence of audit committee
characteristics and external audit quality on the performance of non-financial public limited …

We present a systematic review of research conducted on culture in finance journals,
accompanied by bibliometric summary analysis. We summarize publication and citation …

We find that shareholder-friendly corporate governance is associated with higher stand-
alone and systemic risk in the banking sector. Specifically, shareholder-friendly corporate …

This paper challenges the view that foreign investors lead firms to adopt a short-term
orientation and forgo long-term investment. Using a comprehensive sample of publicly listed …

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 …

Using corporate social responsibility (CSR) ratings for 23,000 companies from 114
countries, we find that a firm's CSR rating and its country's legal origin are strongly …