In this study we examine how the regulation of director attendance disciplines directors' behavior, and consider the governance effect of such regulations. This examination exploits the differences between the requirements for director attendance at board meetings enacted by the Shanghai Stock...

Manuscript Type: EmpiricalResearch Question/Issue: This study examines the relevance of currently accepted best practice recommendations regarding board structure on the survival likelihood of new economy Initial Public Offering companies. We argue that industry context determines governance...

Previous studies establish that firms effectiveness can differ based on the differences among directors within a board, and between boards. However, studies are yet to establish the effectiveness of the diverse attributes of the board on firms' social disclosure in an emerging market setting. A...

Debates around sound corporate governance propose board diversity as a key attribute to sufficiently challenge executive management for stakeholder engagement. This study contributes to this debate by empirically investigating the effect of board diversity on corporate social disclosure (CSD) of...