Corruption has been identified as a major problem in construction projects. It can jeopardize
the success of these projects. Consequently, corruption has garnered significant attention in …

We investigate the relationship between leverage and the financial performance of listed
firms in Kenya. We find strong evidence that leverage significantly, and negatively, affects …

Purpose Although proponents of integrated reporting (IR) advocate that this emerging
practice has the potential to transform corporate reporting, the eventuation of this …

Because India is neither a developed country nor its steel companies are financially self‐
sufficient, they are bound to depend on the external capital, resulting the decision to be …

We evolve competitive measures of market discipline, and explore their associated
ramifications for banking, by way of the effects of Basel II adoption. Using principal …

situation does not only lead to loss of investors' wealth but also erode confidence in the
capital market. This study sought to investigate the effect of capital structure on financial …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of firm-and country-specific
factors on the dynamics of capital structure for a new data set of firms in Sub-Saharan Africa …

Analysing a large firm-level dataset from 47 countries, we document robust and significant
positive peer effects on cash holdings. Specifically, a firm increases cash holdings, on …

Departing from the existing literature, which associates credit information sharing with
improved access to credit in advanced economies, we examine whether credit information …

Even though empirical evidence on IPO underpricing documents substantial variations
across nations, existing literature primarily neglects the simultaneous direct and indirect …