Corporate life cycle has received considerable interest in the accounting, finance and corporate governance literature. We synthesize this literature to inform readers about the valuable insights gained from these studies, and to outline knowledge gaps and future research directions. Although...

Product market competition has been identified as one of the most powerful corporate governance tools for motivating managers to maximize firm value. Consistent with this view, a large body of theoretical and empirical research over the years has investigated the implications of product market...

In this systematic literature review we synthesize the empirical archival research on the consequences of local social norms (i.e. social capital, religiosity, gambling, and corruption) on accounting, finance, and corporate governance outcomes in an international setting. This review focuses on...