[HTML][HTML] Corruption in international business: A review and research agenda

S Bahoo, I Alon, A Paltrinieri - International Business Review, 2020 - Elsevier
We systematically reviewed the literature on corruption in international business (137
articles) for the last 17 years between 1992 and 2019. Additionally, we identified seven …

State ownership and political connections

L Tihanyi, RV Aguilera, P Heugens… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The influence of the state on firms in the global economy is alive and well. States have
become dominant owners of companies in many countries around the world. Firms have …

How does economic growth target affect corporate environmental investment? Evidence from heavy-polluting industries in China

Q Zhong, H Wen, CC Lee - Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2022 - Elsevier
Economic growth targets management is the driving force behind China's phenomenal
economic achievement over the past decades. However, how it affects corporate …

The impact of COVID-19 on firm risk and performance in MENA countries: Does national governance quality matter?

H Almustafa, QK Nguyen, J Liu, VC Dang - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on firm risk and performance in
different country-level governance qualities in the MENA region. Analyzing a sample of 739 …

[HTML][HTML] Populism, political risk, and pandemics: The challenges of political leadership for business in a post-COVID world

CA Hartwell, T Devinney - Journal of World Business, 2021 - Elsevier
The examination of political risk, political uncertainty, and political institutions in the
international business literature has, not unexpectedly, been shaped by the prevailing …

Corporate political connections and tax aggressiveness

C Kim, L Zhang - Contemporary Accounting Research, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the relation between corporate political connections and tax
aggressiveness. We study a broad array of corporate political activities, including the …

Impact of board gender diversity on dividend payments: Evidence from some emerging economies

A Saeed, M Sameer - International Business Review, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of board gender diversity on dividend payments in the
context of emerging economies. Using a dataset of listed firms from India, China and Russia …

Funding financial inclusion: Institutional logics and the contextual contingency of funding for microfinance organizations

JA Cobb, T Wry, EY Zhao - Academy of Management Journal, 2016 - journals.aom.org
Microfinance is a promising tool for addressing the grand challenge of global poverty. Yet,
while many studies have examined how microfinance loans affect poor borrowers, we know …

Economic policy uncertainty nexus with corporate risk-taking: the role of state ownership and corruption expenditure

W Zhang, X Zhang, X Tian, F Sun - Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates the role of state ownership and corruption expenditure in the
relationship between economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and corporate risk-taking. The …

Board gender diversity, firm performance and risk-taking in developing countries: The moderating effect of culture

S Mohsni, I Otchere, S Shahriar - Journal of International Financial Markets …, 2021 - Elsevier
We examine the moderating effects of culture on the relationship between board gender
diversity and corporate risk-taking and firm performance in 27 developing countries and find …