The focus of this paper is twofold; the primary objective is investigating the impact of board
gender diversity on firms' research and development (R&D) investment as an innovation …

Board composition has received increasingly more attention from scholars as an important
determinant of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Two factors of …

The recent climate emergency declaration by many nations around the world signifies the
severity of the impact of climate change. As an entity which consumes a large quantity of …

Purpose This study aims to investigate the effect of the presence of women in top executive
positions on financial reporting quality (FRQ) and the role of external audit in enhancing the …

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of corporate governance on financial
reporting quality (FRQ) in Pakistan and the UK. Design/methodology/approach In this paper …

Recent regulatory changes to promote boardroom gender diversity (BGD) around the globe
have prompted academic debates about the risk and return preferences of gender quotas …

Purpose The corporate communications literature recently focused on corporate board
gender diversity, specifically looking at two central aspects: gender quotas and equitable …

The investigation of association between board diversity and the firm performance is the
subject of many studies. However, the empirical results presented in the extant literature are …

Drawing on resource dependency and upper echelons theories, we examine the
relationship between directors' international orientation (IO) and the scope of non‐financial …

Concern about climate change has increased the pressure on firms to be accountable for
social impact and to report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance …