Purpose - This study examines the impact of two different types of foreign ownership – by Arab and non-Arab investors on firms' financial and social performance. It then goes on to investigate how the degree of board independence affects the aforementioned relationship between these two types...

This study evaluates corporate governance practices of listed firms in the UAE and investigates whether corporate governance mitigates/exacerbates the impact of leverage and risk on firm performance during crisis and non-crisis times. The study constructs a corporate governance index not only to...