Corporate governance in the Middle East and North Africa: A systematic review of current trends and opportunities for future research

B Farah, R Elias, R Aguilera… - … An International Review, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research Question/Issue We systematically review the corporate governance (CG)
literature on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), organize it into six main themes and …

Is corporate governance a good predictor of SMEs financial performance? Evidence from developing countries (the case of Lebanon)

N Nasrallah, R El Khoury - Journal of Sustainable Finance & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper aims to empirically examine the link between corporate governance and the
financial performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Lebanon. To this end, we …

Corporate governance and cash holdings in MENA: Evidence from internal and external governance practices

B Al-Najjar, E Clark - Research in International Business and Finance, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper explores the impact of internal and external corporate governance practices on
the decision to hold cash in MENA countries. Using430 non-financial firms in the MENA …

Does corporate governance spillover firm performance? A study of valuation of MENA companies

M Arayssi, MI Jizi - Social Responsibility Journal, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The aim of the paper is to examine the association of corporate governance (CG),
the firms' characteristics and the financial performance of firms operating in the Middle East …

Determinants of export intensity in emerging markets: An upper echelon perspective

A Agnihotri, S Bhattacharya - Journal of world Business, 2015 - Elsevier
Using India as an example, this article extends the application of upper echelon theory to
emerging markets to consider the effects on firms' export intensity. Five characteristics of top …

Ownership concentration and firm performance in Indian firms: does investor protection quality matter?

N Altaf, FA Shah - Journal of Indian Business Research, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to investigate the relationship between
ownership concentration and firm performance and, second, to determine the moderating …

[HTML][HTML] State ownership and efficiency characteristics

A Abramov, A Radygin, R Entov, M Chernova - Russian Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study examines the influence of state participation in the ownership structure of
companies on their financial efficiency using a sample of 114 largest companies in Russia …

Women's empowerment conditions, institutions and firm performance in the MENA region

A Al Hameli, C Mertzanis, I Kampouris - Accounting Forum, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Women in corporate leadership roles are gaining recognition in business strategy decision-
making. However, the impact of women's business leadership roles in the Middle East and …

Privatization, financial development, property rights and growth

I Marcelin, I Mathur - Journal of Banking & Finance, 2015 - Elsevier
This study analyzes how prevailing institutional arrangements ie, property rights, contracting
rights, political institutions, and corporate governance practices affect privatized firms' …

Государственная собственность и характеристики эффективности

АЕ Абрамов, АД Радыгин, МИ Чернова… - Вопросы экономики, 2017 - elibrary.ru
В данной статье на примере выборки из 114 крупнейших российских компаний
оценивается влияние размера пакета акций (долей), находящегося в государственной …