Showing 1 - 10 of 2,834
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is like a chameleon, that changes its colour according to the context it is in … speaks the language of religious, political and/or mandated CSR. India, in recent times came into the limelight with its … mandated CSR policy that was incorporated into its Companies Act 2013, which became operational from the financial year 2014 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014545935
"Being a good board member is not about knowing everything; it is about asking the right questions and challenging appropriately. Effective Directors: Questions To Ask (QTA) is a reference book for board members and executives globally to support them in their work. With chapters written by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014280266
with 100% foreign ownership, possibly because the marginal costs of acquiring additional equity are growing with the size … determinants of equity levels, we focus on informational asymmetries and (unobserved) ownership specific characteristics of foreign …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335737
The paper presents the results of two surveys on how ownership structure and corporate governance affect corporate … various types of ownership structures and corporate governance practices. The concentrated ownership structure of Hungarian … domestic origin, and the groups were further divided according to the characteristics of ownership control. The results of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494357
In January 2010 the Deutsche Börse Group introduced two family firm stock indices. Both indices are calculated as price … and performance indices and extend the number of investment strategy indices of Deutsche Börse Group. The DAXplus Family … is an all-share index whereas the DAXplus Family 30 represents a selection index of the 30 largest and most liquid Prime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305712
This study analyzes the effect that banks' investments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) have on bank … performance. I find that banks' investments in CSR have a positive impact on financial performance, measured in terms of both … accounting performance and stock market value. However, not all CSR investments are the same. I distinguish between internal CSR …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013200312
The paper argues that transparency of large corporate farms operating in transition economies is the factor that affects their competitive position as it helps to preserve access to international equity markets and to reduce uncertainty that arises from imperfect local input markets. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011695022
There is a lack of consensus on how corporate governance and CSR relationships manifest across different institutional … firms. The study helps advance knowledge on the synergy and convergence of CSR and corporate governance interfaces and … offers rich insight into the corporate governance and CSR puzzles within the context of the emerging economy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014527318
This paper analyses ownership and control structures of Dutch listed companies. Legislation effective since 1992 … that the average ownership stakes of the largest and the three largest shareholders are 27% and 41%, respectively. The … average ownership stakes of banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are relatively low. We observe that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608486
the influence of three distinct components of a family firm: ownership, supervisory and management board activities by the …This study examines how family firm characteristics affect capital structure decisions. In our analysis we disentangle … founding family. Thereby, we use a unique panel dataset of 660 publicly listed companies (5,135 firm years) in the broadest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305690