Purpose: This study aims to examine the key determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure of all listed banks that operate their function in an emerging market, Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: This study applied the principles of systems-oriented theories such as...

The aim of conducting this research is to find out the investment tendency in mutual funds of Pakistan, Conventional vs. Islamic. The study is also aimed at finding out the role of mutual fund investment in Pakistan. This study also finds out the factors effecting the investment in mutual funds...

Purpose This study investigates the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure and financial performance (FP), and ascertains whether ownership structure (OS) moderates the CSR disclosure–FP nexus. Design/methodology/approach We distinctly employed the...

Drawing on institutional theory using data of S&P 500 listed firms over the period 2007 to 2018, this study examines the role of external environmental audit between environmental management practices (EMP) and environmental performance. In particular, we explore whether the integration of...

The study aimed to empirically investigate the impact of board diversity variables (age, gender, nationality, education, tenure, and expertise) on the investment preferences of foreign institutional investors in an emerging market, China. For this, sample data consisted of 1374 nonfinancial...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the characteristic role of specialized markets and traders in the internationalization of emerging economies by examining the linkages between supply chain management (SCM) and industrial clustering in China. Design/methodology/approach:...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the impact of board financial expertise on the shareholding of foreign institutional investors in an emerging equity market of China and to explore whether ownership concentration moderates the relationship between board financial...

This paper investigates the performance comparison between conventional and Islamic banks of Pakistan. It also examines the impact of macroeconomic and corporate governance variables on the accounting performance and efficiencies of conventional and Islamic banks. For this purpose, data of...

This paper examines the impact of high inflation on stock market returns in Pakistan. For this purpose, a monthly data of inflation and stock returns is collected from 2005-2009. A simple linear regression model is applied to determine the impact of inflation on stock returns. The results show...

This study examines how Technology Orientation (TO) and Customer Orientation (CO) with organizational characteristics e.g. firm size and culture collectively impact firm performance. A sample of 158 Chinese firms were clustered of the basis of their mix of Technology Orientation (TO) and...