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The role of institutional investors in improving board of director attributes around the world
Alshabibi, Badar - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 4, pp. 1-33
This paper investigates the role of institutional investors in the improvement of corporate governance for the companies in which they invest (investee companies) using evidence about the attributes of boards of directors across 15 countries. Furthermore, this paper examines the extent to which...
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CSR and firm risk : is shareholder activism a double-edged sword?
Bozos, Konstantinos; King, Timothy; Koutmos, Dimitrios - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 11, pp. 1-22
Few can argue with the notion that corporations should at least consider corporate social responsibility (CSR) to better understand the impact of their operations on society. However, recent empirical tests suggest CSR has an ambiguous impact on firm performance. To shed new light on this...
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Corporate governance and dividend policy in the presence of controlling shareholders
Rodrigues, Ricardo; Felício, J. Augusto; Matos, Pedro Verga - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 13 (2020) 8/162, pp. 1-15
been addressed despite the importance of dividends for shareholders and the implications on the free cash-flow, whose … application may be a source of conflicts between managers and shareholders. In this paper, we study the influence of a set of … the importance of governance mechanisms toward the protection of shareholders’ interests, and reveal that the decisions on …
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Reforms protecting minority shareholders and firm performance : international evidence
Burunciuc, Corina; Gonenc, Halit - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 1/5, pp. 1-24
This study investigates the effect of corporate governance reforms protecting minority shareholders on the firm value …
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The impact of investment efficiency on firm value and moderating role of institutional ownership and board independence
Salehi, Mahdi; Zimon, Grzegorz; Arianpoor, Arash; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 4, pp. 1-13
This study investigates the impact of investment efficiency on firm value with a moderating role of institutional ownership and board independence for companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). The information from 177 companies in 2014-2021 was examined. Tobin's Q is a common measure...
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Does board diversity attract foreign institutional ownership? : insights from the Chinese equity market
Ali, Shoukat; Rehman, Ramiz Ur; Ahmad, Muhammad Ishfaq; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 11, pp. 1-15
The study aimed to empirically investigate the impact of board diversity variables (age, gender, nationality, education, tenure, and expertise) on the investment preferences of foreign institutional investors in an emerging market, China. For this, sample data consisted of 1374 nonfinancial...
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Institutional ownership and firm performance : evidence from an emerging economy
Abedin, Syeda Humayra; Haque, Humaira; Shahjahan, Tanjina; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 12, pp. 1-17
Using the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) estimation technique based on a sample of 180 listed firms from 2008 to 2018, this study investigates the impact of institutional ownership on firm performance in the Bangladeshi setting. Consistent with the "active monitoring" view, the results indicate...
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The relationship between CEO psychological biases, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility
Salhi, Bassem - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 7, pp. 1-19
Despite that the relationship between corporate social responsibility activities and real estate operations seems relevant, only some studies have been conducted to explore the reasons that drive these activities in real estate companies. This work presents the relationship between CEO...
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The influence of female directors and institutional pressures on corporate social responsibility in family firms in Latin America
García-Sánchez, Isabel-María; Rodríguez-Ariza, Lázaro - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 1/28, pp. 1-20
This paper has two main aims. Firstly, we examine whether, given a critical mass of female board members, their presence has a different effect on the firm's CSR practices according to its family or non-family nature. We then consider whether the moderating role of the institutional environment...
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An exploratory study based on a questionnaire concerning green and sustainable finance, corporate social responsibility, and performance : evidence from the Romanian business envir...
Popescu, Cristina Raluca; Popescu, Gheorghe N. - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 12 (2019) 4/162, pp. 1-79
Green and sustainable finance, corporate social responsibility and financial and non-financial performance are attracting widespread interest due to the challenging times that the business environment is currently facing. Moreover, green and sustainable finance, corporate social responsibility,...
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