The corporate governance model of the shipping firms is under extensive dynamic adjustment. Core reasons for that include the corporate transformation of the shipping firms from private and family run into publicly listed and multi-shareholder entities and a number of strict stock market listing...

The paper investigates the impact of CEO duality/separation on the financial performance of shipping firms. This is an interesting case sector, as a growing number of shipping companies are seen to go public on international capital markets, shifting away from their founding family-run model....

The study applies an integrated empirical framework, in order to investigate the impact of financial decisions (debt and dividend policies) on corporate performance and firm market value. Particular attention is paid to the joint implications associated with different ownership and corporate...