We empirically examine the role of board gender diversity in influencing stock price crash risk at the firm-level in twelve (12) Asia-Pacific Markets. Using a dataset comprising data from 1021 listed firms over the period 2006-2016, we employ a random effect model in a regression setting....

Using a sample of 12,550 firm-year observations for the US over the period 2009-2021, we empirically examine the impact of environmental innovation on firm-level investment efficiency. Using fixed-effect regressions, our results indicate that eco-innovation has a significant and positive impact...

This paper examines the effect of corporate social responsibility on firm performance by accounting for the role of Intellectual capital efficiency as a mechanism underlying Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)- firm performance association. In this study, we consider 2132 US companies and...

Purpose: This study aims to empirically investigate the effect of financial reporting quality (FRQ) and audit quality (AQ) on the investment efficiency (IE) for the firms listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange during the period 2007-2014. Design/methodology: The authors use pooled ordinary least...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study whether the presence of women directors on the corporate board influences financial performance (FP). To examine the underlying causal mechanism, the authors modeled firm-level intellectual capital efficiency (ICE) in the relationshipbetween board...