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Institutional investors site visits, CSR performance, and large shareholder’s expropriation

Zhang, Jingwei - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 3, pp. 1-25

institutional investors and a strong CSR performance act as deterrents to large shareholder expropriation, which refers to the … misuse of controlling power by large shareholders to extract personal benefits at the expense of minority shareholders … association with large shareholder expropriation, implying that heightened institutional investor engagement through site visits …

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Which institutional investors drive corporate sustainability? A systematic literature review

Velte, Patrick - In: Business Strategy and the Environment 32 (2022) 1, pp. 42-71

In this article, we review recent archival research (66 studies) on the influence of institutional ownership (IO) heterogeneity on corporate sustainability. Relying on an agency‐theoretical framework, we differentiate between various types of IO and their nature. We found that most prior...

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Strategic role of corporate transparency: the case of Ukrainian agroholdings

Gagalyuk, Taras - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 20 (2017) 2, pp. 257-278

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...

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Optimal delegation when the large shareholder has multiple tasks

Graziano, Clara; Luporini, Annalisa - 2010

We analyze the optimal ownership, delegation and compensation structures when a manager is hired to run a firm and to gather information on investment projects. The initial owner has two tasks: monitoring the manager and supervising project choice. Optimality would require a large ownership...

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Effective directors: The right questions to ask (QTA)

Valeur, Charlotte (contributor); Fargeot, Claire (contributor) - 2022

"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...

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Institutional investors, corporate ownership and corporate governance: Global perspectives

Gillan, Stuart L.; Starks, Laura T. - 2002

We examine the role of institutional investors in financial markets and in corporate governance. In many countries, institutional investors have become the predominant players in financial markets and their influence worldwide is growing, chiefly due to the privatization and development of...

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Perspektivenverschiebungen in der Corporate Governance: Neuere Ansätze und Studien der Corporate-Governance-Forschung

Lippert, Inge - 2008

Die Corporate-Governance-Forschung hat sich lange Zeit vor allem auf die Veränderungen in den kontinentaleuropäischen „Insidersystemen“ konzentriert. Nach den dramatischen Unternehmensskandalen in den USA und im Zuge der steigenden Anforderungen an ein „nachhaltiges Wirtschaften“...

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El gobierno corporativo y la responsabilidad social corporativa en el sector bancario: El papel del consejo de administración

Martínez-Ferrero, Jennifer; Vaquero-Cacho, Luis-Andrés; … - In: Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 21 (2015) 3, pp. 129-138

This article presents a review of the studies on on boards of directors and corporate social responsibility practices in the banking industry. Several characteristics of bank boards, in particular independence and diversity, may impact their CSR commitments. By studying a sample of 159 banks in...

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The impact of corporate social responsibility disclosure and board characteristics on corporate performance

Riyadh, Hosam Alden; Sukoharsono, Eko Ganis; Alfaiza, … - In: Cogent Business & Management 6 (2019), pp. 1-18

The study aims to investigate the impacts of corporate social responsibility disclosure and board characteristics such as (board independence, the board size, and gender diversity) on corporate performance. In order to find out the impact, this study employed a quantitative method using...

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Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility synergies: A systemic approach

Nikolić, Jelena; Zlatanović, Dejana - In: Naše gospodarstvo / Our Economy 64 (2018) 3, pp. 36-46

Respecting the importance of corporate governance (CG), particularly various corporate governance mechanisms for improving corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, the paper highlights relevant CG-CSR synergies from the perspective of systems thinking. The paper further aims to...

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