The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects on the Italian directorship network of the corporate governance reform that was introduced in Italy in 2011 to prevent interlocking directorships in the financial sector. Interlocking directorships are important communication channels among...

The participation of women in top-level corporate boards (or rather the lack of it) is subject to intense public debate. Several countries are considering legally binding quotas to increase the share of women on boards. Indeed, research on board diversity suggests positive effects of gender...

We examine the board structures of US and Indian firms in two industries. We examine three aspects of board structures: board size, board independence, and board leadership. The two industries selected for analysis are information technology and capital goods. While Indian information technology...

This study investigates the relevance among corporate governance mechanism, institutional ownership and share repurchase decisions. Examining 220 exchange-listed companies in Taiwan during 2004 to 2006, the main findings are as follows. First, corporate governance mechanisms affect share...

This paper seeks to explain how failures in corporate governance contributed to the global financial crisis. More precisely, it studies how the current corporate governance systems failed to safeguard against aggressive risk taking and to provide the control that companies need in order to...

Ownership structure is one of the key determinants constituting internal corporate governance, which is especially crucial in emerging markets. This study explores the effects of insider shareholding, an obvious characteristic of ownership structure, on corporate governance. The empirical...

Good corporate governance is widely recognized as essential for the creation of a better and more attractive investment climate. The key objective of this descriptive research is to examine the extent of compliance of firms listed at Palestine Securities Exchange (PSE) with corporate governance...

This article discusses the impact of duality and board structure in corporate governance on corporate performance. The results showed that, regarding Tobin's Q, outside independent directors have a positive impact while other variables have no impact on corporate performance. Similar results...

In this study, we examine the impact of concentrated ownership on cash valuation and the level of cash holdings in firms the emerging nations of China and India. Agency theories suggest that firms with high levels of concentrated ownership are subject to greater extraction of private benefits...