This study examines the role of institutional environment in influencing the migration of corporate governance best practice into 22 emerging African economies. Using a unique and comprehensive sample hand-collected sample of 202 IPO firms from across the continent we adopt a novel institutional...

We argue that the corporate governance of emerging economy IPO firms is influenced by firm-specific institutionally embedded block ownership groups. Applying an extended institutional logic perspective and using a mixed-effects ordered probit model, our findings from 190 IPO-firms from 22...

Prior research indicates that the relationship between top management team (TMT) faultlines and firm performance is equivocal. We shed new light on this topic by highlighting the moderating role of the CEO–TMT interface. Analyzing data from large international firms over the period 2005–2009...

Creating Shared Value (CSV) is a concept that brings business and society together so that entrepreneurial activity is profitable and increases the well-being of citizens in the local community. CSV is a concept that brings business and society together so that entrepreneurial activity is...

Organisations are increasingly disclosing financial and non-financial performance as they are becoming more accountable and transparent to the providers of capital and other interested parties. Most of them are clearly specifying their environmental, social and governance (ESG) content,...

Spanish Abstract: Es indudable que las empresas sustentables están de boga; sin embargo, no es una moda, es una tendencia. En este marco y ante la ola “verde”, es común que muchas empresas, sobre todo las franquicias mexicanas quieran sumarse a este esfuerzo; motivo por el cual, no es raro...

There are win win opportunities for big businesses and policy-makers as they nurture human capital with the right knowledge, skills and competences. A thorough literature review suggests that there is a rationale for corporations to collaborate with national governments and other stakeholders in...

This paper analyses corporate social responsibility (CSR) for chemical sector in Pakistan and its impact on financial performance of this corporate sector. All the firms consistently have higher CSR strengths and CSR concerns during the sample period. However, this sector shows a steep increase...

The article formulates a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) based upon research outcomes. It enables knowledge centric entrepreneurships in Colombia to implement strategic Marketing practices. The research project explores entrepreneur's marketing rationale through fieldwork and data analysis. Marketing...

Educational institutions in general have a unique culture that lends itself to independent thinking, autonomy, participation, and shared governance. However, national context plays a major role in shaping the nature of these academic organizations, with implications for management and human...