-listed companies and their impact on firm performance and financial distress in the context of an emerging market such as that of Egypt … on the Egyptian Exchange, the effects of CG on performance and financial distress are assessed. Tobin’s Q is used to … assess corporate performance. At the same time, the Altman Z -score is used as a financial distress indicator, as it measures …

corporate governance and financial performance. Design/methodology/approach – The sample comprises 141 companies belonging to … on the three indicators and financial performance were procured from secondary sources. In the step-wise multiple … firm performance after controlling the confounding effects of firm size. Findings – The board and the proactive indicators …

years (2005-2012). Findings The study found a strong positive relationship between corporate governance and firm performance …. Smaller board sizes are found to generate better firm performance in Fortune Global 500 Companies. Frequency of board meetings … have also been found to have inverse relationship with firm performance. The study supports board independence to improve …

performance in an emerging market. Design/methodology/approach – The paper firstly explores the relationship between … internationalization and firm performance, then investigates the roles of diversification, and examines how diversification moderates the … relationship between internationalization and firm performance. For this purpose, panel data on 318 Chinese listed manufacturing …

, strategic orientation (SO) and organizational structure (OS) and their impact on firm performance (FP). Design … performance measurements are not included and the sample is not homogeneous. Practical implications – This study suggests that … the advantages of IT usage and achieve higher performance levels. Originality/value – This study presents an overview of …

innovativeness and performance of specialized small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper also examines the adoption of OI … that OI models and practices can benefit the performance of SMEs. Specifically, two dimensions of performance … – environmental and social performance – were found to be greatly influenced by OI. Research limitations/implications Due to parsimony …

performance, and further investigate the moderating role of organizational culture in strengthening the relationships between …. Findings – This study confirmed the positive relationship between SCI and firm performance. The results also indicated that …

Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of corporate governance on firm performance for a large representative … performance. On the other side, the results indicate that return on equity and profitability is not related to corporate … governance indicators. The results also suggest that CEO duality is not related to any firm performance measures for the sample …

performance by conducting a meta-analysis of 25 previous studies. The analysis has three specific concerns, i.e. the moderating … together) and performance measures (accounting or market value). Design/methodology/approach – The methodology used is the meta … anti-takeover provisions and market value of firm performance measured by Tobin’s Q and market to book value are the key …

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to propose to use the economic value added to measure firm performance against … firm performance. Findings – The authors propose 14 propositions to understand the relationship between security … investments and firm performance. Research limitations/implications – The authors propose a validation process to guide future …