Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of the presence of independent board directors on financial performance in India. Design/methodology/approach: This study used panel regression models on large listed Indian firms to investigate the impact on financial performance...

Purpose: The paper investigates how the interplay of women-specific human and social capital factors with ownership structure impacts her chances to get director level appointment in the light of recent amendments to the Indian statute. Design/methodology/approach: The strength of the study...

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the strategic issues of risk for independent theatrical film distributors in the Hindi film industry in India. Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted qualitative grounded theory approach to explore contextually relevant strategic issues of risk for...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of credit risk components on the performance of credit risk management and the growth in non-performing assets (NPAs) of commercial banks in India. Design/methodology/approach: The data are obtained from primary and secondary sources....

Purpose: Takeovers play a critical role as an external corporate governance mechanism to ensure investor protection. There is a long-standing debate on whether the convergence of corporate governance to global standards can enable emerging economies to ensure investor protection. This paper...