In an environment where concentrated share ownership is the norm, we ask whether
Majority-of-the-Minority (MoM) votes curb controlling shareholder overreach and investment …

We examine the impact of institutional ownership on earnings quality in China. We have
employed two proxies of earnings quality: discretionary accruals and real earnings …

This paper investigates the relationship between the breadth of ownership and earnings
management. We find that the breadth of ownership is associated with a reduction in …

Despite the marked transformation in E. Asia's financial systems, regulators continue to
employ hard paternalistic approaches to their stock markets that are viewed as …

The issuance of green bonds has been increasing since 2016 in China, and the number of
papers covering the topic is growing. In previous studies on greenium, not much has been …

This study assesses the effect of common state ownership on corporate environmental
performance. Using a large sample of Chinese listed firms, we find that state-owned …

Abstract In 2010, the United Kingdom issued the world's first stewardship code. Since then,
stewardship codes have been issued in many of the world's leading economies and now …

Recent years have seen the influence of both institutional investors and corporate social
responsibility strengthen in the Chinese capital market. However, research on the impact of …

1 In 2018,[1] Colin Mayer, a stalwart of the British Academy, published Prosperity.[2] The
Book is the new “bible” of corporate governance that “is destined to change the world”, says …

This is the first in-depth comparative and empirical analysis of shareholder stewardship,
revealing the previously unknown complexities of this global movement. It highlights the role …