Firms in emerging economies continue to suffer as a consequence of tax evasion, high cost of financing, political interference, weak governance systems, and bureaucratic institutions. In order to understand how these challenges complicate commercial activities, this study examines how tax...

The study investigates whether effective audit committees, gender-diverse boards, and corruption controls affect the level of voluntary disclosures of Asian banks. Further, we analyze whether directors' experience moderates the impact of audit committee independence, audit committee meetings,...

The study investigates whether effective audit committees, gender-diverse boards, and corruption controls affect the level of voluntary disclosures of Asian banks. Further, we analyze whether directors' experience moderates the impact of audit committee independence, audit committee meetings,...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the effect of political connections on earnings quality by simultaneously controlling the firm characteristics; to test whether Pakistani firms’ ownership, specifically family ownership, plays a significant role in political connections–earnings...