We investigate whether management quality explains firm performance in Russia. We find that it explains relatively little in terms of firm performance, but it does explain some of the differences between firms in Russia's Far East and the rest of Russia. Firms that have always been in private...

We provide a comprehensive study of how different corporate governance mechanisms influence corporate innovation. Using panel data regression analysis across a sample of more than 13,600 firm-years for firms based in the United States between 1996-2010, we find that entrenched boards, though...

Previous studies have overlooked hidden ownership in their analysis, which could result in biased findings. This research utilizes unique data sources to uncover hidden ownership patterns and employs ordinary least square regression to investigate the relationship between hidden ownership and...

One of the basic functions of establishing corporate governance (CG) in companies is improving performance and increasing value for shareholders. Expanding the company's value will ultimately increase the shareholders' wealth. Therefore, it is natural for shareholders to seek to improve their...