Corporate governance (CG) is a fundamental criteria for enhancing investors' and stakeholders' trust, relatively recently recognized in emerging markets. This study investigates the effects of CG practices on the firm-level financial performance of Borsa Istanbul XKURY-indexed companies during...

Intellectual capital in the knowledge era is a strategic advantage of board structure, which leads to the improvement of a company's work and the achievement of its goals. The aim of this study is to develop a structural model that connects the corporate governance, intellectual capital and...

A growing body of ethics research investigates gender diversity and governance on corporate boards, at individual and firm levels, in single country studies. In this study, we explore the environmental context of female representation on corporate boards of directors, using data from forty-three...

Following the 2008 financial crisis the federal government made capital investments in more than 650 companies. The government's involvement was not limited to mere financial investment. In many cases, the government became involved with the corporations' board of directors. The Essay examines...

This article attempts to disentangle the various issues a public company should consider when answering the question: “to go or not to go private?” It provides a review of the literature with an eye towards coverage of the main questions a practitioner would ask. The article explores factors...

This chapter looks at the role of corporate boards in risk oversight, risk management, and compliance through a comparative lens, drawing on examples from international guidance and diverse legal systems, primarily, the United States, the United Kingdom, leading European jurisdictions, and...

The need for effective board management and good corporate performance lies at the heart of good corporate governance theory because as the agency theory contends the managers' interest and the interest of shareholders are not almost always the same. Good corporate performance is the basis of...

This chapter assesses the behavior of corporate managers and boards of directors within the framework of agency theory, stewardship theory, and psychological biases. In agency theory, a chief executive officer (CEO) is motivated to act in his or her own best interests rather than those of...

In this paper, we highlight the strategic role of the board of directors (BOD) in business excellence and its link with firm value. We empirically investigate the relationship between the composition of the BOD and the winning of a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) or a local award...