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Institutional investors and voluntary disclosure and transparency: the case of Egypt

El-Diftar, Doaa; Jones, Eleri; Ragheb, Mohamed; … - In: Corporate Governance: The International Journal of … 17 (2017) 1, pp. 134-151

Purpose Disclosure and transparency are major pillars of corporate governance which need to be greatly promoted in … and transparency. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted on the most active Egyptian companies over a … transparency. Findings Empirical results support significant positive impacts of both bank ownership and foreign ownership on …

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Is internal and external mechanism of governance enriching the performance of the banking sector of Pakistan?

Sohail, Sundas; Rasul, Farhat; Fatima, Ummara - In: Corporate Governance: The International Journal of … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 629-642

meeting, managerial ownership, institutional ownership, block holder stock ownership and financial transparency) but also the …

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Financial accounting scandals and the reform of corporate governance in the United States and in Italy

Sorensen, Daniel P.; Miller, Scott E. - In: Corporate Governance: The International Journal of … 17 (2017) 1, pp. 77-88

Purpose In the 1990s and beginning of the next decade, a series of financial accounting scandals occurred in the United States (USA or US) and in several other countries of the world. The USA and Italy (among others) responded with legislation to reform financial reporting and corporate...

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An assessment of corporate governance reforms in Italy based on a comparative analysis of earnings management

Campa, Domenico; Donnelly, Ray - In: Corporate Governance 14 (2014) 3, pp. 407-423

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of corporate governance reforms in Italy. Design/methodology/approach – The authors argue that the effectiveness of corporate governance can best be assessed with reference to the choices made by management or controlling...

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Corporate governance and the information system: how a framework for IT governance supports ERM

Rubino, Michele; Vitolla, Filippo - In: Corporate Governance 14 (2014) 3, pp. 320-338

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how information technology (IT) governance supports the process of enterprise risk management (ERM). In particular, the paper illustrates how the Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) framework helps a company...

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An analysis of withdrawn shareholder proposals

Foley, Maggie; Cebula, Richard; Jun, Chulhee; Boylan, Robert - In: Corporate Governance 15 (2015) 4, pp. 546-562

Purpose – This study aims to analyze withdrawn shareholder proposals to gain insight into the role of shareholder proposals in the governance of public corporations. Design/methodology/approach – A cursory look at the data suggests that unions are the most likely group to withdraw proposals....

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National culture and corporate governance codes

Humphries, Sarah A.; Whelan, Catherine - In: Corporate Governance: The International Journal of … 17 (2017) 1, pp. 152-163

Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between national culture and best practices as recommended in country-level corporate governance codes. Design/methodology/approach Measures for four corporate governance variables – board independence, gender composition, board...

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Compliance with corporate governance codes in emerging economies. How do Romanian listed companies “comply-or-explain”?

Albu, Cătălin Nicolae; Girbina, Maria Madalina - In: Corporate Governance 15 (2015) 1, pp. 85-107

Purpose – The aim of this study is to examine the attitude of Romanian companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange towards the “comply-or-explain” principle, under which they fulfill their corporate governance obligations. Design/methodology/approach – We design and use five indexes...

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A social norm perspective on corporate governance soft law

Galander, Anne; Walgenbach, Peter; Rost, Katja - In: Corporate Governance 15 (2015) 1, pp. 31-51

Purpose – The aim of this study is to apply the concept of social norm dynamics to explain how corporate governance soft law is enforced. Design/methodology/approach – Using data of German listed stock companies and of economic media coverage between 2001 and 2010, the authors observe the...

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Sustainability, risk management and governance: towards an integrative approach

Lenssen, Joris-Johann; A. Dentchev, Nikolay; Roger, Ludwig - In: Corporate Governance 14 (2014) 5, pp. 670-684

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a granulated governance perspective to face sustainability risks and challenges that our planet is facing. The authors argue that sustainability challenges should be addressed simultaneously at the individual, organizational, sectorial,...

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