Do politically connected CEOs promote Chinese listed industrial firms' green innovation? The mediating role of external governance environments

M Huang, M Li, Z Liao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the impact of politically connected CEOs on the firms' green
innovation. Using the data from Chinese listed industrial firms from 2008 to 2015, we find …

[HTML][HTML] Information asymmetry and dividend payout in an emerging market: Does corporate governance quality matter?

A Al-Hiyari, MC Kolsi, A Lutfi, AS Shakkour - Journal of Open Innovation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have explored the impact of information asymmetry on firms' dividend
policies. These studies have generally focused on advanced capital markets and have …

Corporate governance mechanisms and ESG reporting: Evidence from the Saudi Stock Market

HM Bamahros, A Alquhaif, A Qasem, WN Wan-Hussin… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The code of corporate governance in Saudi Arabia places a greater focus on social
responsibility initiatives by Saudi companies and the reporting of such activities to the …

Disclosure quality vis-à-vis disclosure quantity: does audit committee matter in Omani financial institutions?

H Al Lawati, K Hussainey, R Sagitova - Review of Quantitative Finance …, 2021 - Springer
We examine the impact of audit committee (AC) characteristics (eg AC foreign members, AC
female members, AC members with multiple directorships, AC members with share …

Sharia supervisory boards, governance structures and operational risk disclosures: Evidence from Islamic banks in MENA countries

AA Elamer, CG Ntim, HA Abdou, C Pyke - Global Finance Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper examines the impact of Sharia supervisory board (SSB) and governance
structures on the extent of operational risk disclosures (ORDs), using a sample of 63 Islamic …

Political connection, family ownership and corporate risk disclosure: Empirical evidence from Jordan

MH Alshirah, AF Alshira'h, A Lutfi - Meditari Accountancy Research, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to empirically examine whether the political connection is related to
risk disclosure practices. The study also seeks to contribute to the existent risk disclosure …

A review of the influence of political connections on management's decision in non-US settings

I Amara, H Khlif - Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Given the interest in better understanding the economic effects of political
connections, this paper aims to review empirical studies in the accounting and finance …

Board characteristics and environmental disclosures: evidence from sensitive and non-sensitive industries of India

PSR Kumari, H Makhija, D Sharma… - International Journal of …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The study aims to identify the impact of board characteristics (BC) on a firm's
environmental performance, and provides future research directions in the area of BC …

Green credit policy and corporate diversification: evidence from China

D Su, S Xu, Z Yang - Post-Communist Economies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study draws insights from the New Stakeholder Theory to investigate the influence of
green credit policy on firm diversification. Using a sample of publicly listed firms in China …

Bank efficiency in Middle East and North African countries: Does political connection type matter?

N Lassoued, I Khanchel, I Fakhfakh - Financial Innovation, 2023 - Springer
This study examines the effects of the political connections of chief executive officers (CEOs)
or directors on technical, allocative, and cost bank efficiencies examining a panel of 144 …