Bringing owners back on board: A review of the role of ownership type in board governance

R Federo, Y Ponomareva, RV Aguilera… - Corporate …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research Question/Issue In this comprehensive literature review, we synthesize
and analyze the current state of academic research regarding the relatively understudied …

Board Compensation in Financial Sectors: A Systematic Review of Twenty-Four Years of Research

SFA Khatib, H Al Amosh, H Ananzeh - International Journal of Financial …, 2023 - mdpi.com
We aim to provide a comprehensive systematic analysis of scholarly publications in the field
of board compensation in financial sectors extending through the years 1987 to 2021 …

Gender diversity in the Italian boardroom and firm financial performance

N Gordini, E Rancati - Management Research Review, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to analyse the relationship between board gender diversity and
firm financial performance in Italy, where the recently enforced Law 120/2011 prescribes …

Why can'ta family business be more like a nonfamily business? Modes of professionalization in family firms

A Stewart, MA Hitt - Family Business Review, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The authors survey arguments that family firms should behave more like nonfamily firms and
“professionalize.” Despite the apparent advantages of this transition, many family firms fail to …

Corporate governance and voluntary disclosure of sustainability performance: The case of Jordan

H Al Amosh, SFA Khatib - SN Business & Economics, 2021 - Springer
Non-financial information is subject to development based on the expectations of
stakeholders. As the financial information alone no longer satisfies their desires, this has …

Revisiting agency theory: Evidence of board independence and agency cost from Bangladesh

A Rashid - Journal of business ethics, 2015 - Springer
This study examines the influence of board independence on firm agency cost among listed
firms in Bangladesh, which feature concentrated ownership and high insider representation …

The role of gender diversity on tax aggressiveness and corporate social responsibility: evidence from Italian listed companies

A Vacca, A Iazzi, D Vrontis, M Fait - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The paper aims to examine the moderating role of gender diversity within a corporate board
on the relationship between tax aggressiveness and a firm's corporate social responsibility …

Family management and family guardianship: Governance effects on family firm innovation strategy

L Scholes, M Hughes, M Wright, A De Massis… - Journal of Family …, 2021 - Elsevier
Drawing on agency and stewardship theories, we examine how two dimensions of family
governance influence family firm innovation strategy. Specifically, we differentiate between …

How to pay nonfamily managers in large family firms: A principal—agent model

JH Block - Family Business Review, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
A large number of family firms employ nonfamily managers. This article analyzes the optimal
compensation contracts of nonfamily managers employed by family firms using principal …

Executive compensation in family firms: The effect of multiple family members

M Cheng, B Lin, M Wei - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2015 - Elsevier
We explore the conflicts between the controlling founder of a firm and her family members by
studying how their ownership affects executive compensation differently. Using a sample of …