Purpose This paper aims to examine whether and how gender diversity and CEO gender
can influence firm value in the emerging market of Pakistan. The study further tests whether …

Purpose The purpose of this study shows how overall board diversity influences corporate
risk-taking. Board diversity is quantified into task-oriented diversity (tenure and education) …

This study shows how the relationship between cash holdings and firm performance is
moderated by several firm-specific factors such as state-ownership, corporate governance …

We examine the relationship between corporate cash holdings and promoter ownership for
a sample of Indian non-financial firms. Consistent with the arguments of the 'efficient …

Using data on Chinese firms from 2004 to 2019, this study reveals a positive association
between alcohol culture and corporate risk-taking. The positive relationship is robust across …

We investigate whether social trust environment influences earnings management. Using a
sample of Chinese firms during 2001–2016, we find strong evidence that social trust …

Purpose This study examines how Confucianism, as an informal system, alleviates manager–
shareholder conflicts and thus decreases managerial behavior of keeping higher levels of …

This study investigates whether Confucian culture can influence corporate tax avoidance.
We measure Confucianism using geographical-proximity based method and opt ordinary …

Purpose This paper examines whether family control exerts any influence on corporate cash
holdings in Indian listed firms. It also examines how this accumulated cash of family firms …

In this paper, I investigate the relationship between shareholder protection and corporate
cash holdings under the impact of the global financial crisis. With a sample of 192,807 …