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Corporate Governance, Board Diversity, and Firm Value

, 2003
This study examines the relationship between board diversity and firm value for Fortune 1000 firms. Board diversity is defined as the percentage of women, African-Americans, Asians, and Hispanics on the board of directors.
D. Carter, Betty Simkins, W. Simpson
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Corporate Governance and Control [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2002
Corporate governance is concerned with the resolution of collective action problems among dispersed investors and the reconciliation of conflicts of interest between various corporate claimholders. In this survey we review the theoretical and empirical research on the main mechanisms of corporate control, discuss the main legal and regulatory ...
Marco Becht, Marco Becht, Patrick Bolton, Ailsa Röell   +3 more
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Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance

The Journal of Finance, 1988
ABSTRACTA combined treatment of corporate finance and corporate governance is herein proposed. Debt and equity are treated not mainly as alternative financial instruments, but rather as alternative governance structures. Debt governance works mainly out of rules, while equity governance allows much greater discretion.
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Corporate governance in Japan

2006
This major Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the development of corporate governance across a range of countries including Australia, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey and the UK. Whilst the stage in the corporate governance life cycle may vary from country to country, there are certain core features ...
Christina L. Ahmadjian, Ariyoshi Okumura
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Investment opportunities, corporate governance quality, and firm performance in the UAE

, 2020
This paper examines the influence of investment opportunities on firm performance and evaluates corporate governance practices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to determine whether corporate governance quality moderates that influence.,A fixed-effects ...
Bakr Al‐Gamrh, Ku Nor Izah Ku Ismail, Tanveer Ahsan, A. Alquhaif   +3 more
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15. Corporate governance 1: corporate governance and corporate theory [PDF]

, 2016
Titles in the Core Text series take the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing focused, concise, and reliable guides for students at all levels. This chapter looks at history and theory associated with corporate governance. It first considers Berle and Means’ concern about the separation of ownership from control, particularly managers’
Alan Dignam, John Lowry
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Corporate Governance in India [PDF]

Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2008
The Indian corporate governance system has both supported and held back India's ascent to the top ranks of the world's economies. While on paper the country's legal system provides some of the best investor protection in the world, enforcement is a major problem, with overburdened courts and significant corruption.
Chakrabarti, Rajesh, Megginson, William L., Yadav, Pradeep K.   +2 more
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Corporate Governance and the Rise of Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility Criteria in Executive Compensation: Effectiveness and Implications for Firm Outcomes

Strategic Management Journal, 2018
This study examines the antecedents and consequences of integrating corporate social responsibility (CSR) criteria in executive compensation, a relatively recent practice in corporate governance.
Caroline Flammer, Bryan Hong, Dylan Minor   +2 more
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Corporate Governance, Integrated Reporting and the Use of Credibility-enhancing Mechanisms on Integrated Reports

The European Accounting Review, 2019
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the South African King III Report on Governance emphasize the role of corporate governance in preparing a high-quality integrated report and establishing an appropriate credibility-enhancing ...
Ruizhe Wang, Shangsi Zhou, Timothy Wang
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15. Corporate governance 1: corporate governance and corporate theory

2014
Titles in the Core Text series take the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing focused, concise, and reliable guides for students at all levels. This chapter looks at history and theory associated with corporate governance. It first considers Berle and Means’ concern about the separation of ownership from control, particularly managers’
Alan Dignam, John Lowry
openaire   +1 more source