The main purpose of this study was to explore whether the current corporate governance mechanisms have an impact on the company’s performance in Romania. The importance of this study is given by the following reasons. Firstly, the study will contribute to the existing literature concerning...

This study analyses the effect of board diversity (gender and nationality) on performance in banks. By making use of a sample of 159 banks in nine countries during the period 2004–2010, our empirical evidence shows that gender diversity increases bank performance, while national diversity...

This study empirically investigates the relationship between the timeliness of corporate financial reporting and Corporate Governance for companies listed on Egyptian stock exchange during the period from 1998 to 2007. It investigates the role of corporate governance level on the timeliness of...

Our paper approaches risk information disclosure concept from a different perspective – the researchers one - presenting an overview image of what has already been studied, analyzing and discussing the trends of research on this topic, which is important to all researchers interested on it....

This article investigates the relationship between a firm’s performance and Residual Value Models (RVM) which serve as decision making tools in corporate management. The main measures are the Economic Value Added (EVA®) and Cash Value Added (CVA®), with key components the Residual Income...

(VF)À partir d'un échantillon de 56 changements de dirigeant au sein d'entreprises françaises cotées entre 2000 et 2005, la nature et les facteurs explicatifs des choix comptables effectués par le dirigeant sortant sont analysés. L'étude des accruals discrétionnaires montre que les...

We aim at giving a general view of the context in which appears the latest accounting evolutions, linked with the actual financialization of the financial market. Isn’t there a risk that the new IFRS standards and their concern about transparency and comparability impoverish the information by...

L’introduction depuis le 1er janvier 2005 des normes IAS/IFRS entraîne des remous compréhensibles dans la communauté des analystes financiers, légitimement interpellés par la nécessité d’appréhender correctement des comptes annuels établis selon un référentiel dont...

We aim at giving a general view of the context in which appears the latest

Our study approaches corporate governance in the context of the financial reportingprocess. From a theoretical point of view we draw on literature arguing that informationaltransparency connects corporate governance mechanisms and the financial reporting process withbenefits for stakeholders....