This study examines whether and how CEO equity incentives relate to financing choices (i.e., debt and leases). Using manually collected CEO compensation and lease data for a sample of large UK firms, we found evidence of a negative relationship between CEO equity incentives and firm leverage. We...

Part 1. Setting the scene. Chapter 1. A Distinct Project on Diverse Ethical Discourse in Finance -- Chapter 2. Ethics, Governance, Finance: a Commentary from Experience -- PART 2: Actors. Chapter 3. Chapter 3: Boardroom Morality and the ‘Fit and Proper’ Test: an Aristotelian Perspective --...

This study explores to what extent the Islamic financing instruments are used by non-financial firms. Based on a panel data of firms from fourteen developing countries for the 2005–2009 period, we find that Islamic financing forms a significant share of the users' capital structures. Less...

"This book provides an interdisciplinary critical perspective regarding risk, uncertainty, and governance challenges of cryptocurrencies. It considers the perspectives of several disciplines including accounting, cybersecurity, cyberlaw, economics, ethics, finance, financial regulation, Shariah...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of board characteristics on MFIs performance in Nigeria. A specific country study is warranted given the results from pooled cross-country studies may be biased owing to a failure to control for country differences. It is also...