Corporate Governance: Volume 24 Issue 8

Is a critical mass of women always enough to improve firm performance? The importance of the institutional context

Maria Cristina Zaccone, Alessia Argiolas

This paper aims to present a comprehensive theoretical framework that seeks to explore the impact of cultural, legal and social factors within the external environment on the…

Do women on boards break the glass ceiling or face the glass cliff?

Erica Poma, Barbara Pistoresi

This paper aims to appraise the effectiveness of gender quotas in breaking the glass ceiling for women on boards (WoBs) in companies that are legally obliged to comply with quotas…

Family involvement in ownership and governance and internal auditing quality

Gianluca Ginesti, Rosalinda Santonastaso, Riccardo Macchioni

This paper aims to investigate the impact of family involvement in ownership and governance on the quality of internal auditing.

Gender diversity in corporate boards of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange: a quantile regression approach

Mpinda Freddy Mvita, Elda Du Toit

This paper aims to explore the effect of female’s presence in corporate governance structures to reduce agency conflicts, using a quantile regression approach.

The influence of the board’s size, independence and sociodemography on the firm’s climate change orientation: evidence from the GALPLACC index

Andrea Lippi, Ilaria Galavotti

This paper aims to explore the relationship between board composition and a firm’s commitment to combatting climate change. Specifically, this study investigates how various…

The effect of investor protection on forced CEO turnover

Gabriele D’Alauro, Alberto Quagli, Mario Nicoliello

This paper aims to analyze the direct and indirect effects of investor protection on forced CEO turnover.

Towards better governance: creating a corporate governance index for South African firms

Delane Deborah Naidu, Kerry McCullough, Faeezah Peerbhai

The purpose of this study is to construct a robust index and subindices to measure the quality of corporate governance for 266 firms listed in South Africa from 2004 to 2021.