Purpose – This paper aims to examine the influence of corporate board structure on corporate value. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected on a sample of 245 Thai non‐financial listed companies to examine the effect of board structure on firm performance. Findings – The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore two under‐developed areas of board research: the corporate governance of unlisted companies; and board behaviour, focusing on process factors that contribute to a board performing effectively. Design/methodology/approach – The Board...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether in Ghana, corporate governance, outreach to clients, reduced dependence on subsidies and use of modern technology (together called corporate governance plus) are associated with the performance of rural and community banks (RCBs),...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the research questions: Do executive and non‐executive directors face similar labor market penalties upon revelation of accounting fraud? Are all executive directors treated by markets as a homogenous group? Or, do executive directors who are top managers...

Purpose – This paper seeks to look at “the crisis” in terms of a failure of corporate governance. Design/methodology/approach – The paper relies on data summarized from personal interviews with directors of financial institutions in the aftermath of September 2008. It takes an...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore how stakeholders are voluntarily granted influence in corporate decision making. Design/methodology/approach – The stakeholder governance practices of 46 companies were explored in a multiple comparative case analysis, drawing on publicly available...

Purpose – This paper seeks to understand what impact the current economic and financial crisis has had on the business and non‐business sector's corporate responsibility (CR) efforts, as well as to describe the critical obstacles being reported to such efforts. It proposes to do this by...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of governance on information asymmetry between managers and investors. Hence, the paper seeks to extend prior voluntary disclosure research. Design/methodology/approach – The paper investigates how a firm's governance maps into...

Purpose – Sound corporate governance is now a mainstream issue of concern in the business world. However, there has been no systematic investigation of corporate governance practices in the healthcare sector. Allowing for a distinction between two types of healthcare organizations (profit and...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to understand the power dynamics of the boards of directors in family‐owned and listed Turkish companies. Power and dominance in the boardroom can be studied in relation to three variables: the institutional environment in which the firm is embedded; the...