Purpose – The paper aims to empirically investigate the influence of ownership concentration and identity on firm performance using a sample of 99 of the most active publicly listed companies on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX). Design/methodology/approach – Firm performance of the sampled...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether corporate governance practices and the quality of reporting are associated with firm value for public firms in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach – The authors hypothesize that there are positive associations between firm...

Purpose – An important objective of corporate governance reforms is to increase transparency. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether this objective of corporate governance reforms of 2002 was achieved in Russia. Design/methodology/approach – This paper utilizes the data...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the views of company executives and investors regarding the signalling impact of dividends in Pakistan. Quantitative research in the area has been scant, but recent large sample evidence suggests a number of noteworthy idiosyncrasies exist...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the association between accounting standards, legal framework and the quality of financial reporting by the Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach – The study used a self‐administered questionnaire to...