This paper examines the real effects of the financial crisis on private firms in the
Netherlands. We find that investments of small and medium-sized private enterprises …

We find that companies with directors from academia are associated with higher
performance. This relation is driven by professors without administrative positions. We also …

This paper seeks to review the theoretical and empirical literature on the relationship
between bank governance and performance, providing a comprehensive understanding of …

Using a sample of 36 scheduled commercial banks in India during the period of 2001–2014,
we explore the impact of board structure characteristics such as board size, independence …

Worldwide, recent corporate collapses have added to the insecurity of financial markets,
triggering regulatory responses. This study provides empirical evidence of the relationship …

Using the recent financial crisis as a natural quasi-experiment we test whether, and to what
extent, conservative accounting affects shareholder value. We find that there is a …

Small and medium-sized firms, particularly startups, are highly vulnerable to the COVID-19
pandemic because of their financial instability. Using a sample of listed startups across four …

This study investigates whether board ethnic diversity is associated with stronger board
monitoring outcomes. We explore a range of outcomes–CEO compensation, accounting …

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of corporate governance and other
related factors on the risk-taking of Islamic banks. Risk-taking is defined according to credit …

Boards of directors are intellectually interesting; the literature on boards has academic
impact and there is substantial scope for this literature to have policy impact. I illustrate these …