In this dissertation, I aim to explore the Corporate Governance (CG) regimes of India and China using CG parameters such as board size and composition, board busyness, board committees, board independence and ownership structure. The reason for undertaking this comparative analysis is that in...

The impact of firm’s dividend policy on shareholders’ wealth is an unresolved issue and has been subjected to many empirical discussions within the finance literatures. The objective of the firm is to increase the wealth of its stockholders. The best dividend policy is the one that increases...

A mistaken financing decision can affect the company's efficiency and result in a lower return to the owner and even expose the company to financial distress. The presence of corporate governance is critical to direct a firm towards better governance and sustainable financing decision. This...

Prior research has examined target setting in market-driven companies but has not examined target setting in state-run companies that also have social and political objectives. I examine how Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) set and revise performance targets to motivate a balanced effort...

In a globalized environment, the organizations contribute to sustainable development and stakeholders demand more information from companies. The technology allows other means of communication: the corporate Web pages. This research studies the nature of voluntary sustainability reporting on the...

This study examined the relationship between dividend policy and performance of selected quoted firms in Nigeria. Dividend policy is challenging for the directors and financial Managers of any company because different investors have different views on present cash dividends and future capital...

Corporate social responsibility is one of the most successful tools of the companies to sustain in the competitive environment. The impact of COVID-19 requires the firms to face the deathly pandemic that we have not before seen. Its leads to lots of changes on the CSR practices of the firms...

Many beneficial ownership registration frameworks fail to obtain beneficial ownership information from listed companies for two main reasons. Either high thresholds in the definition (based on percentage of ownership or voting rights) prevent the identifying of any beneficial owners, or listed...

This study investigates the impact of leverage on earnings and share price of listed companies on Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in Sri Lanka. The study was identified 20 companies listed on the CSE for the period from year 2007/2008 to 2011/2012.The Degree of Operating Leverages (DOL), Degree of...

Efficient management of working capital ensures a company has sufficient cash flow to meet its short-term debt obligations and operating expenses. The study analysis WCM and corporate profitability of listed manufacturing companies of the CSE in Sri Lanka. A sample of twenty-two listed...