Due to the transition from a manufacturing-based to a knowledge-based economy, the
relevance of intellectual capital (IC) in firm value creation processes has significantly …

The board of directors is legally responsible for setting the strategic direction of the firm and
for ensuring the firm's long-term performance in almost all governance environments …

Utilising a sample of Asian firms from Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore,
this study shows that increasing numbers of female directors on the board have a positive …

We use recent data on firm-level corporate governance (CG) rankings across 14 emerging
markets and find that there is wide variation in firm-level governance in our sample and that …

Many authors relate a firm's performance to legal and political features and the regulatory
environment in which it operates. This article compares firms' capital structure adjustments …

Corporate governance is concerned with the resolution of collective action problems among
dispersed investors and the reconciliation of conflicts of interest between various corporate …

This paper analyses the short‐term wealth effects of large intra‐European takeover bids. We
find announcement effects of 9% for the target firms compared to a statistically significant …

Comprehensive and up-to-date, this important textbook analyzes the escalating crisis in
corporate governance and the growing interest in its reform across the globe. Written by a …

We exploit one of the largest data leaks, to date, to study whether and how firms use secret
offshore vehicles. From the leaked data, we identify 338 listed firms as users of secret …

Insiders, that is, managers and members of the board of directors of publicly traded
corporations, usually possess more information about their company than do (small) outside …