Do types of political connection affect firm performance differently?

WY Wong, CW Hooy - Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigates how four types of politically connected firms (PCON); namely,
government-linked companies, board of directors, businessman, and family members, affect …

How do politicians capture a state? Evidence from state-owned enterprises

K Szarzec, B Totleben, D Piątek - East European Politics …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article discusses political state capture in the context of party patronage. Evidence of
this is delivered from state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the rotations of members of their …

The effect of political connections on companies' performance and value: Evidence from Tunisian companies after the revolution

A Maaloul, R Chakroun, S Yahyaoui - Journal of Accounting in …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of companies' political
connections (PCs) on their financial and stock performance, as well as on their market …

Corporate governance, political connections, and bank performance

M Haris, H Yao, G Tariq, HM Javaid, QU Ain - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the impact of corporate governance characteristics and political
connections of directors on the profitability of banks in Pakistan. The study uses the data of …

Financial distress, political affiliation and earnings management: the case of politically affiliated private firms

G Jacoby, J Li, M Liu - The European Journal of Finance, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Using a sample of politically affiliated private firms in China, we explore the relation between
corporate financial distress and earnings management. We further examine the joint …

Political connections, industry entry choice and performance volatility: evidence from China

B Wu, H Liang, S Chan - Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Based on dataset of Chinese listed manufacturing firms over the period 2008–2019, we
examine the effect of the choice of industry entry as a mediating factor between political …

Political connections and government subsidies: Evidence from financially distressed firms in China

Q Tao, Y Sun, Y Zhu, X Yang - Emerging Markets Finance and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Previous studies report mixed evidence regarding the effect of political connections on firm
value. We seek new evidence in China, an important emerging market with a hallmark of a …

Political connections and banking performance: the moderating effect of gender diversity

C Proença, M Augusto, J Murteira - Corporate Governance: The …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate the role of board gender diversity in explaining the
effects of board members' political connections on banking performance in the Eurozone …

Do different types of political connections affect corporate investments? Evidence from Malaysia

DHB Phan, CM Tee, VT Tran - Emerging Markets Review, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we examine whether corporate investments are influenced by political
connections. Using recent hand-collected data, we find that politically-connected firms are …

Stakeholder engagement, military ties, and firm performance

T Suriyapongprapai, P Chatjuthamard… - Corporate Social …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and stakeholder engagement have become
increasingly important in the global economy. Socially responsible firms take their …