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Tayan, Brian - 2016

In this updated Closer Look, we examine the tensions between corporate culture, financial incentives, and employee conduct as illustrated by the Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal. In 2016, Wells Fargo admitted that employees had opened as many as 2 million accounts without customer authorization...

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Board gender diversity and financial stability : evidence from microfinance institutions

Dang, Thuy T.; Trang Nt Ho; Duc Nguyen Nguyen - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-21

implications of BGD on risk in microfinance institutions (MFI). This study aims to fill this gap. Using a data sample retrieved … addition, we document a negative relationship between BGD and risk-taking behavior of MFIs. Further, the research result favors …

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What is the value of the court system for firms

Colonnello, Stefano; Herpfer, Christoph - 2016

industries with high litigation risk. We also test whether firms benefit from the ability to steer lawsuits into friendly courts …

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Do employees benefit from worker representation on corporate boards?

Blandhol, Christine; Mogstad, Magne; Nilsson, J. Peter; … - 2020

from Norway. We find that a worker is paid more and faces less earnings risk if she gets a job in a firm with worker … representation on the corporate board. However, these gains in wages and declines in earnings risk are not caused by worker … representation per se. Instead, the wage premium and reduced earnings risk reflect that firms with worker representation are likely …

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Quantifying foreign institutional block ownership at publicly traded U.S. corporations

Coates, John C.; Fein, Ronald A.; Crenny, Kevin; Dong, … - 2016

and governance risk, and in developing policies. Among other things, these data may inform debates on the degree to which …

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The illusory promise of stakeholder governance

Bebchuk, Lucian A.; Tallarita, Roberto - 2020

To address growing concerns about the negative effects of corporations on their stakeholders, supporters of stakeholder governance (“stakeholderism”) advocate a governance model that encourages and relies on corporate leaders to serve the interests of stakeholders and not only those of...

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The impact of interplay between formal and informal institutions on corporate governance systems : a comparative study of CEECs

Godlewska, Małgorzata; Pilewicz, Tomasz - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 21 (2018) 4, pp. 85-104

The central point of this paper is to present the results of comparative case study research concerning the impact of the interplay between formal and informal institutions in the corporate governance systems (CGS) of Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC). Particular focus was put on the...

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What determines the quality of remuneration policy in financial holding companies? : an analysis based on the example of the UniCredit Group

Wieczorek, Agata; Szymańska, Agata - In: Journal of banking and financial economics 17 (2022) 1, pp. 74-97

This study seeks to examine the quality of the remuneration policy (RP) and identify its main determinants within a financial holding company (FHC) - the UniCredit Group. The results show that the quality of remuneration policy in the examined FHC was low. Although the dominant bank is...

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Do publicly listed insurance firms in Saudi Arabia have strong corporate governance?

Al-Faryan, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh; Alokla, Jassem - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-41

Saudi Arabia has now opened its markets to foreign investors in line with its strategy to diversify its economy. However, investors need to feel confident that Saudi enterprises are being monitored and regulated appropriately. This study identifies the impact of improvements in Saudi corporate...

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The impact of financial globalization and financialization on the economy in the current crisis through banking corporate governance

Azkunaga, Juan Antonio; San-Jose, Leire; … - In: Contemporary economics 7 (2013) 3, pp. 79-94

monitor the over-emphasis on the maximization of short-term shareholder value without relativizing the risk taken to achieve …

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