We study an agency problem in private universities — the conflict between controlling families and other stakeholders. We investigate whether universities over which controlling families have disproportionately significant power relative to the amount of funds they contribute, that is,...

This paper examines the associations between diversity of board members and financial performance of the firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). Three demographic characteristics of board members—gender, nationality, and age—are used as the proxies for diversity. Using a sample...

This research paper throws light on the relationship between the corporate governance and Firm financial performance in Cement industry of Pakistan. This study gives attention to three variables which include board Size, Family controlled firms, and CEO duality. Firm’s performance is measured...

What happenned after 2007 requires that new kind of instruments are applied in order to face the global financial crisis. Non-coordinated actions undertaken by a single bank group have additionally sharpened the effects of the crisis and have resulted in the must of joint efforts which are...

The events that took place since 2007 raised new challenges to the economy. The traditional approaches to the corporate governance and to the private property are have reshaped. The interests of the society and of the national economy win the upper hand against the interests of the company. The...

This paper analyses how the quality of the corporate governance system impacts on the market value of the financial institutions listed on the Italian Stock Exchange. Implementing a good corporate governance is costly, therefore verifying whether the investment is worth its cost is a relevant...

The paper considers bank executive remuneration from corporate governance point of view. Used perspective is the dynamics of remuneration policies in both the world and EU for reducing the impacts of global crises on banks and strengthening of corporate governance. The executive remuneration is...

In this study, we examine the wealth effects of regulatory changes intended to improve corporate governance by protecting minority shareholders from expropriation by controlling shareholders. Using data from publicly traded Chinese firms, we find that these new regulations significantly...