Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of corporate board and audit committee
characteristics and ownership structures on market-based financial performance of listed …

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the role of blockholders (large
shareholders) in corporate governance. We start with the underlying property rights of public …

We evaluate the connection between corporate characteristics and the reaction of stock
returns to COVID-19 cases using data on more than 6,700 firms across 61 economies. The …

This paper provides an overview of the academic literature on the market for corporate
control, and focuses specifically on firms' performance around and after a takeover. Despite …

Purpose The ESG factor, which consists of environmental, social, and governance factors,
represents the non-financial performance of a company. United Nations Principles for …

We provide data and code that successfully reproduces nearly all cross-sectional stock
return predictors. Our 319 characteristics draw from previous meta-studies, but we differ by …

Purpose This study aims to assess the effect of director board and audit committee attributes
and ownership structure on firm performance. In general, resource dependency and agency …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) controversies and firm market value. We use a unique dataset of more …

Passive institutional investors are an increasingly important component of US stock
ownership. To examine whether and by which mechanisms passive investors influence …

Business sustainability has emerged as the theme of the 21st century. We examine whether
and how different components of economic sustainability disclosure (ECON), as well as …