This paper examines the effect of formal financial intermediation (inclusion) on informal financial intermediation and use of cash for economic activities. Using data from the Global Findex 2014, we examine whether the use of formal financial intermediaries reduces cash preference and the use of...

This paper examines the effect of formal financial intermediation (inclusion) on informal financial intermediation and use of cash for economic activities. Using data from the Global Findex 2014, we examine whether the use of formal financial intermediaries reduces cash preference and the use of...

Growing awareness of global environment and social problems has led to non-financial parameters becoming an important source of providing a competitive edge to the organizations, and thus to ensure business sustainability. Business sustainability is often referred to as the process whereby the...

Discoverability or visibility is a challenge that faces all researchers worldwide – with an ever increasing supply of good research entering the scholarly marketplace; this challenge is only becoming intensified as time passes. The global language of scholarly research is English and so the...

This study examines the issue of gender diversity on boards of firms listed on the New Zealand Stock exchange (NZX). New Zealand was chosen because it has one of the lowest rates of women on public-company boards in the western world, according to data from the Institute of Directors. In...

Research question: This paper empirically examines the impact of corporate governance reforms on the financial performance of Indian state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for the period 2003–2011.Research findings/insights: The findings indicate that the various corporate governance reforms...

This paper investigates the short-term stock market reaction to the announcement of outward foreign direct investment related Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) by Indian companies. A new trend in India evident since 2005 is the increasing number of Indian corporates becoming global players,...

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the emergence of giant global organisations in India and how the forces of globalisation have changed the merger and acquisitions activities of Indian companies. We examine the changes in government policy, their impacts on FDI, and the most significant...