that fintech companies in which directors and managers are shareholders show slightly better performance than other fintech … shareholders in director and manager roles does not significantly affect the financial performance of fintech companies. Although …

decision-making concerning shareholders and stakeholders. In a sample comprising more than nine hundred directors originating …We present evidence on the way personal and institutional factors could together guide public company directors in … from over fifty countries and serving in firms from twenty three countries, we confirm that directors around the world hold …

independent directors experience lower level of overinvestment. However, firms with more frequent meetings experience a higher … not always a bad thing. The crux of the matter is how to induce large shareholders' incentive to monitor managers …' opportunistic behaviors and restrict their motivation to expropriate minority shareholders. Practical implications – In the context …

Purpose – Takeovers create a potential conflict of interest between target shareholders and directors. While mergers … generally create value for the target shareholders, their directors will typically lose their board seats and likely face a … financial loss or loss of prestige. The purpose of this paper is to examine evidence to support or refute that directors may act …