In this study, a sample of 257 Singaporean domiciled non-financial listed companies is investigated using a system generalised method of moments (system GMM) estimator. This approach allows for controlling the potential sources of endogeneity which are inherent in the performance–governance...

China restructured its state assets management system through the establishment of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) in 2003. In consequence, de facto ownership rights to local state-owned enterprises (lo-cal SOEs) were granted to local governments. Chinese...

This study has four key objectives as follows: first, to test how family-controlled firms are associated with firm performance in Europe; second, investigate whether the blockholding influences firm performance; third, to compare firm performance of active family controlled firms with passive...

This study examines the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance of Sri Lankan Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). The OLS regression, fixed effect and random effect models are used to analysis an unbalanced panel data comprising 300 firm-year observations over the...

This research investigates the relationship between board gender diversity and firm financial performance in the context of a transitional economy characterised by an underdeveloped corporate governance system. Using a sample of 120 publicly listed companies in Vietnam covering a 4-year period...

Many microfinance institutions (MFIs) are currently drifting away from their original mission of alleviating poverty. The objective of this article is to identify and update significant social performance (SP) for micro-finance institutions (MFIs) by viewing social performance measures as a way...

The relationship between governance and the performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) is discussed in this paper. MFI performance encompasses both financial performance and outreach. Good governance in terms of strengthening stewardship, achievement of MFIs' primary objectives and...

This study analyses the influence of CEO characteristics on firm innovation in Australia. Firm R&D expenditure is used as a measurement of innovation in panel and Tobit regression models to estimate managerial effects. Endogeneity effects are also considered. By analysising the association...