Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the registered charities in New Zealand have adopted the principle-based corporate governance practices similar to those adopted by the publicly-listed companies and the effect corporate governance practices have on their financial...

This study examines whether the charitable organisations in New Zealand have adopted the principle-based corporate governance practices similar to that is adopted by the publicly listed companies and the effect the corporate governance practices have on their financial performance measured by...

This paper investigates the relationship between agency cost, ownership structure and corporate governance mechanisms. Though previous studies of agency problems, corporate governance mechanisms or ownership variables suffer from endogeneity, with respect to the corporate governance it is...

The global financial crisis had major effects on the New Zealand (NZ) capital market, financial system and economy. It prompted responses across the full range of the NZ Securities Commission and the NZ Reserve Bank policies, including amendment of the Securities Act 2009, monetary policy,...

The committee on board includes audit committee and nomination committee that currently has been questioned as to whether the firm value is also affected by the committees’ performance that has been the subject of attention. Apparently, this study is the first to attempt providing an evidence...

This study examines the impact of the women existence on corporate board. It is believed that the existence of women on board adds more value to the company as more women bring different perspectives on the decision-making process and the company’s strategic plans. Using Islamic listed-firms...