The paper uses disclosure scores to examine corporate governance practices of Indian listed companies. A content analysis of 29 listed companies has been carried out and a disclosure index developed to determine the level of disclosure by the companies. This study finds that the disclosure level...

The paper first discusses the board roles as found in the existing literature and identifies the different terms that have been constantly used, to describe similar activities. By examining the roles under agency and resource dependence theories - two of the most dominant theoretical...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the external factors that influence the profitability of a typical Greek systemic bank over the period 2001-2014. Design/Methodology/Approach: A conceptual framework incorporating two fundamental groups of constructs, namely, macroeconomic...

An optimum composition of the board of directors is often considered as an effective approach for achieving robust corporate governance. Broadly, the board of directors exercises four critical roles: “advice and counsel, channels of information flow, preferential access to resources, and...

Numerous articles in academic publications as well as practitioner-oriented journals have emphasized the importance of strategic planning, not only for large firms but for small businesses as well. However, research findings regarding planning come principally from industrialized countries...

Purpose: This paper investigates the nature and extent of use of strategic planning in the Greek hospitality industry and outcomes of planning based on Greek managers' views.Design/Methodology/Approach: Although the concept of strategic planning and its dimensions have been widely discussed in...