Purpose – As a result of the Australian Government Productivity Commission's recommendation to mandate remuneration committee independence for ASX300 companies, this study aims to investigate whether voluntary remuneration committee independence aligns chief executive officer (CEO) total pay...

This study analyzes the relationship between patenting activity and financial performance at the Malaysian firm level for firms that have been granted patents in Malaysia and the United States of America. We adopt the patent renewal and profit maximization model as our theoretical underpinning...

This research paper throws light on the relationship between the corporate governance and Firm financial performance in Cement industry of Pakistan. This study gives attention to three variables which include board Size, Family controlled firms, and CEO duality. Firm’s performance is measured...

The aim of this research is to examine the effect of external ownership structure and corporate social responsibility disclosure on firm financial performance and its implication to shareholders value. The population of this research is non financial corporations that were listed at Indonesian...

This paper examines the association between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance for the period from 2008 to 2011. Corporate social responsibility is of crucial importance for the evaluation of firms financial because corporate social responsibility is the action...

The major objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between board diversity and financial performance of insurance companies in Nigeria, with specific reference to how gender diversity, ethnic diversity, board size, board composition and foreign directorship affect  financial...

We examine whether firms that develop the Digital Data Genesis dynamic capability show higher performance. Using detailed survey data on the capabilities developed by companies by the usage of digital data and firm financial performance of 96 firms, we find that the firms that develop the DDG...

The relationship among political connections, government subsidies and firm financial performance of wind and solar manufacturing companies is analyzed based on panel data model. The results illustrate that government subsidies, in long and short-terms, have significant positive effects on the...

This study explores the aspects of the relationship between possible indicators of CEO narcissism and fraud. Highly narcissistic CEOs undertake challenging or bold actions to obtain frequent praise and admiration. The pursuit of narcissistic supply may result in a stronger likelihood of a CEO to...