This study aims to understand the impact of the additional remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) over the mean remuneration of the board of directors on firms' financial performance. The objective is to understand if the highest compensation of the CEO is a firm performance driver....

This work analyses whether financial information quality is relevant to explaining firms’ probability of default. A financial default prediction model for SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) is presented, which includes not only traditional measures but also financial reporting quality (FRQ)...

"This book provides and shares knowledge of topics about financial mix, alternative forms of finance, capital structure, liquidity, default risk, and financial literacy offering relevant topics concerning the impact of gender, diversity or other governance characteristics in the firm's financial...

Due to the global health crisis, economies had to adapt to combat pandemic situations. In the present pandemic crisis, new legislation, methods, labor approaches, values, and social behaviors have emerged with a huge impact in all organizations. However, countries have applied different...

Times of crisis are unexpected and they bring diverse challenges and opportunities for companies, financial markets, and the economy. On one hand, more risk and uncertainties appear, yet on the other hand, it is an opportunity to reorganize and reinvent the company. It is important for...

"This book provides and shares knowledge about challenges in the way that companies, financial markets, financial institutions and governments respond to a pandemic situation that create big changes in the lives of people, organizations and countries."

Organic food production and consumption policies and strategies / José Vargas-Hernández -- The relationship between COVID-19 (cases and deaths) and stock markets : an analysis to help in decision-making / Paulo Ferreira, Éder Pereira -- Economics and Covid-19 : a bibliometric analysis of the...