This study empirically examines the determinants of merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in Vietnam from 2005 to 2020, which has not been examined before, using a fixed-effects model for a sample of 674 completed M&A deals. The results indicate that targets' corporate governance and deal...

This study investigates the relationship between market power and bank profitability, and the impacts of CEOs' personality traits, in Vietnam from 2007 to 2020. The analysis of CEOs' signatures is used to determine their characteristics. The findings support the quiet-life hypothesis, which...

This study examines the relationship between board gender diversity and the tendency of firms to incorporate ESG metrics in performance-based compensation. We find that firms with female directors are more likely to shape their executive remuneration plans to be more ESG-oriented. The positive...