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The interaction effect of nomination committee's effectiveness on board of directors' characteristics and firm performance
Al-Absy, Mujeeb Saif Mohsen; AlMahari, Nada Hameed - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 13 (2023) 5, pp. 1-17
directors' characteristics and firm performance (measured by return on assets and earnings per share). The nomination committee … board of directors had a significant impact on firm performance. With the interaction of the nomination committee, board … meeting frequency became significantly positively associated with firm performance as measured by return on assets and …
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Impactful female directors and earnings management : the moderating effect of ownership concentration
Al-Absy, Mujeeb Saif Mohsen - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 13 (2023) 5, pp. 1-15
majority shareholders, introduced by agency theory II, an issue that requires more solutions from regulators. …
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The relationship among family business, corporate governance, and firm performance : an empirical assessment in the tourism sector
Leopizzi, Rossella; Pizzi, Simone; Addario, Fabrizio D - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 11 (2021) 1/8, pp. 1-12
companies’ financial performance cannot disregard the understanding of the governance mechanisms that characterize the same …
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Ownership concentration and audit actions
Al Lawati, Hidaya; Sanad, Zakeya - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 13 (2023) 9, pp. 1-24
This study presents current evidence on the impact of different corporate ownership types on audit quality in Oman and potentially in other developing countries with similar institutional environments, such as GCC countries. While previous research has primarily focused on overall ownership...
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Board independence and corporate social responsibility disclosure : the mediating role of the presence of family ownership
Bansal, Shashank; López-Pérez, Maria Victoria; … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 8 (2018) 3/33, pp. 1-21
This paper examines the impact of board independence on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure and analyses the moderating effect of the presence of family ownership. Using an international sample from 29 countries from 2006 to 2014, our panel Tobit estimation shows that board...
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Board gender diversity and firm performance : an analysis of the causal relationship in Spanish listed companies
García-López, María-Jose; Pacheco-Olivares, Maria Rosario - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 14 (2024) 1, pp. 1-21
Applying a mixed theoretical approach, this paper addresses the causal relationship between the presence of women on steering committees (SC) and in senior management positions and the firm's stock return, measured through the price-earnings ratio (P/E). To do so, we disaggregate the composition...
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Breaking the vicious circle of escalating control : connecting politicians and public employees through stewardship
Bentzen, Tina Øllgaard - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 11 (2021) 3, pp. 1-18
Politicians applying general rules as a reaction to local failures has contributed to mushrooming control in the public sector, which has in turn spurred higher transactional costs and motivation crowding among public employees. Drawing on a qualitative case study in a Danish municipality, this...
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Leasehold : an institutional framework for understanding nonprofit governance in a civil society context
Greller, Martin M. - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 5 (2015) 3, pp. 165-176
Nonprofit organizations play a role in the creation of a society that is civil, and it is an important one that neither the state nor for-profit organizations undertake. This raises the question of governance and accountability, which is often addressed by looking to agency-based models from the...
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Board member remuneration and earnings management : the case of Portugal
Dias, Catarina Gonçalves; Paiva, Inna Sousa; Carvalho, … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 14 (2024) 1, pp. 1-20
This study draws on agency theory and evaluates the effect of the remuneration structures of board members on earnings management, proxied by discretionary accruals. To achieve the objective, this study uses a multiple regression model and a hand-collected dataset of Portuguese-listed firms from...
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Investigating the link among corruption, corporate governance and corporate performance in family businesses : a future research agenda
Paganou, Savvina; Antoniadis, Ioannis; Zournatzidou, Georgia - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 14 (2024) 7, pp. 1-14
Family businesses have distinct characteristics that differentiate them from other firms. Researchers must meticulously analyze issues, with a specific focus on the interplay of family business dynamics, considering this factor. The main objective of this research was to provide insight into the...
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