Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in the world with negative effects on productivity, profitability, economic growth and development. The social responsibility role of public companies in contributing towards reducing the negative effects of HIV/AIDS is...

Purpose: We investigate the extent of voluntary disclosures in UK higher education institutions' (HEIs) annual reports and examine whether internal governance structures influence disclosure in the period following major reform and funding constraints. Design/Methodology/Approach: We adopt a...

Purpose: This paper investigates the effect of corporate governance (CG) mechanisms (board size, board independence, separation of chairman and CEO roles, and external auditor type) on accounting conservatism in Egypt. Design/methodology/approach: Archival data relating to CG and accounting...

This study seeks to examine the impact of Block Ownership structure on risk-taking as measured by R&D Intensity in OECD countries. The study uses a panel data of 200 companies from Anglo American and European countries between 2010 and 2014. The ordinary least squares regression is used to...