Chapter 1 Corporate Governance: An Introduction -- Chapter 2 Boards and Directors -- Chapter 3 Theoretical Perspectives of Corporate Governance -- Chapter 4 Internal Control, Financial Oversight and Risk Management -- Chapter 5 Global Corporate Governance Movement -- Chapter 6 Shareholders and...

Family owners and foreign institutional investors have played a vital role in shaping the development of corporate compensation practices in Asian emerging markets. However, family owners and foreign institutional investors may differ in their use of incentive plans for top management as a...

Using an agency theory perspective, this paper examines the influence of family control on the board size and board independence of Indonesian listed firms. Further, the study also seeks to investigate whether family control explains the association between board structure and firm value. This...

In this review article, we bring together a number of aspects of family firms that are ubiquitous in a number of institutional contexts, often as part of larger business groups. We pay particular attention to the mechanisms by which families retain control over firms, and the incentives of the...

This paper investigates the impact of corporate acquisitions on CEO compensation and CEO turnover of family firms in Continental Europe. We find that CEOs in family firms do not experience an increase in their compensation during the post-acquisition period, while there is a positive and...

In order to capture and lead the market, a board should be able to understand and quickly react to the changing global market. The market is very complex and highly segmented according to factors such as gender, age and ethnicity. Therefore, having a diverse board is advantageous because the...

This paper examines the relationship between board of director characteristics and performance in family businesses, providing evidence on whether family firms differ from non-family ones and focusing also on the possibility of asymmetrical effects between periods of stability and economic...

We examine the association between ownership structure and dividend payout policy in a family firms dominated economy. More specifically, we test whether family firms pay higher dividend compared to counter non-family firms in Bangladesh. We argue that family firms are more likely to pay higher...