Purpose This study aims to highlight the current trends in the literature on corporate
governance by applying a bibliometric review of papers on corporate governance topics …

The composition of the board of directors is highly relevant to a firm's capital structure and
likelihood of financial distress. This study builds on the complementary proposals of agency …

Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of board characteristics on the cost of debt
for non-financial companies in the Turkish capital markets. Design/methodology/approach …

La gobernanza corporativa se ha convertido en un elemento significativo para el
desempeño y crecimiento de las empresas, sin importar su tamaño. El objetivo de esta …

Purpose This study aims to analyse the effect of borrower's countries on syndicated loan
spreads, featuring countries according to institutional factors, namely, financial systems and …

Purpose The role played by corporate governance mechanisms on corporate deleveraging
policies has not been clarified. Empirical evidence is confined to developed economies …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the effect of country and
corporate governance mechanisms on zero leverage is heterogeneous across market-and …

This study analyzes the two corporate governance mechanisms that affect the debt maturity
structure of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) listed on the Alternative Investment …

Recent global events anc actions toward climate change have heightened the urgency of
sustainability in all aspects of life. However, few studies exist on the incorporation of …

This investigation analyzes the impact of board gender diversity on the financial policies of
non-financial Portuguese listed firms between 2010-2019. The study applies the two-step …