This study investigates the relationship between the Chairman’s characteristics (age, title, tenure, and ownership) and the firm’s operating performance (measured by profitability and liquidity), and whether the Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) effectiveness (a combination of non-duality,...

Abstract: Purpose: This study examined the effect of corporate governance leadership models and attributes on firms’ earnings quality using evidence from Nigerian quoted firms. Design/Methodology/Approach: This study used an ex-post facto design with a twostage multiple random and fixed effect...

This study examined the relationship between corporate governance and the financial performance of insurance firms in Kenya over the period 2013-2018. The data were collected from 51 Insurance firms licensed to operate in Kenya as of 31 December 2018. Regression analysis was used and the results...

This study investigates the impact of excluding stock options for non-executive directors (NEDs) on the relationship between executive pay and firm performance. The research focuses on accounting measures and market performance. Using a sample of 220 non-financial firms, including 110 listed...

This study analyzed the current practice of Malaysian agricultural companies in disclosing their biological assets by examining the effect of chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), and board attributes on fair value agriculture disclosure (FVAD), consequently proposing a...

This study examines the impact of tenure of independent directors on analyst following, and the moderating role of institutional ownership between tenure of independent directors and analyst following. The data utilized in this study was collected from 3,656 firm-years of Malaysian public listed...

This research aims to confirm the reliability of agency theory as an approach to explaining the impact of CEO narcissism, corporate governance as represented by boards of size and female directors, financial distress, and company size on corporate tax avoidance. In this quantitative study,...

The current study aims to measure the effect of executive managers (EMs) features on the risk-taking level in Jordanian small- and medium-sized service firms. For data analysis purposes, ordinary least squares regression analysis was utilized. We used the screening sample approach. A sample of...

This study examines the impact of CEO psychological biases (narcissistic and hubristic) in CEOs on a firm's performance measured by long-term investor value appropriation (LIVA) in Malaysia. Based on a sample of 560 Malaysian firms for 2007-2022, we find the negative effect of CEO narcissism and...

This study looks into a theoretical model exploring the effects of ownership shares and directors’ proportions as majority shareholders on earnings management. Furthermore, the primary objective of this research is to investigate the moderating role of board meeting frequency between ownership...