This research examines the relationship between politically connected independent commissioners and independent directors on firm performance. The sample are all listed companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2010-2017. In this study, we employ the ordinary least squares (OLS)...

This paper examines the impact of cash holdings and board governance characteristics on companies' performance by Egyptian listed non-financial companies over the period 2013-2019. The researchers employed pooled ordinary least squares and two-step system GMM estimations to test their research...

This study demonstrates that suitable professional expertise on corporate boards can have a significant impact on firm outcomes. The analysis examines diversity of expertise on boards, its link to shareholder value, and adds to the literature by introducing corporate life cycle and industry...

We examine the effects of corporate board characteristics on the use of performance pricing in debt contracts. Performance pricing is a recent innovation that plays a role in addressing some debt contracting problems by linking the ex-ante pricing of debt with ex-post firm performance. Results...

The objective of this research paper is to assess the relationship between the Return on Assets and Board Characteristics (Board independence, Board meeting, Board size, Board expertise, Company size and Company year of incorporation). The research consisted of examining companies listed on the...

Boardroom centrality, measured by directorship interlocks, positively influences future firm performance in private firms. The centrality-performance relationship is stronger for private firms, where the reductions in information asymmetry through increased connectedness are likely to decrease...

In this study, we question the legitimacy of women directors through the performance of their attributes on corporate outcome. The three fundamental questions are the following: Is there a negative causal relationship between real earnings management (REM) and future performance (FP) in France...

This paper analyses the performance consequences of board structure changes in Ghana for the study period 2000 to 2009. We predict that board structure changes prompted by the introduction of the Ghanaian Code in 2003 should lead to better firm performance. The results show that duality...

This paper attempts to examine the efficacy of the presence of independent board directors on financial performance in India.The study utilised panel regression models on large listed Indian firms to investigate the impact on financial performance due to the presence of independent directors.The...

In an environment with poor quality of Corporate Governance Mechanisms, the quality of directors’ attributes might exert an important role to improve firm’s value and performance. I developed an index to explore the quality of Board of Directors based on Brazilian and international corporate...