We examine the link between managerial ability and investment inefficiency using mixed quantitative and qualitative analyses in a unique developing economy setting. Results show that managerial ability decreases over /under-investment inefficiency under traditional regression models. Our...

This study empirically examines the impact of managerial ability on firm performance. Using the sample of 246 firms listed at Pakistan Stock Exchange during 2009 to 2017, this study finds that more able managers significantly increase the firm performance while less able managers significantly...

This study empirically examines the impact of managerial ability on firm performance. Using the sample of 246 firms listed at Pakistan Stock Exchange during 2009 to 2017, this study finds that more able managers significantly increase the firm performance while less able managers significantly...

Purpose This study aims at testing the relationship between corporate real estate (CRE) investment and firm performance of nonfinancial firms in the context of an underdeveloped market, Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a sample of 307 nonfinancial firms listed at the...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of legal institutions and property rights protection on corporate innovation among developing countries. Design/methodology/approach To testify these hypotheses, we use firm-level data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey, and...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) affects dividend policy (the propensity to pay dividends as well as the dividend payout ratio) and what role family ownership plays in this regard in an emerging market. Design/methodology/approach:...