Global gender diversity initiatives driven by international organizations, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) demand more participation of women in corporate boardroom. Nevertheless, prior research relating to the...

We investigate the role of family ownership on turnover within a firm's board of directors when the firm appoints a new board chair. We conduct regression analysis using financial and governance data of public companies in the United States. We test new theoretical relationships linking the...

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,...

This paper examines the impact of cash holdings and board governance characteristics on companies' performance by Egyptian listed non-financial companies over the period 2013-2019. The researchers employed pooled ordinary least squares and two-step system GMM estimations to test their research...

This study examines the relationship between a board meeting and banks performance in Africa. This paper provides insight on this question after taking into account the endogeneity of the relationship between board meetings and performance. Specifically, we use the GMM technique and a sample of...

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 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...