Browsing by Subject "corporate governance"
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Board of directors' composition and carbon emission performance
( Inderscience Publishers , 2023 , Article)The current study examines the relationship between the composition of the board of directors and the three scopes of carbon emission performance as detailed in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) annual reports. The study ... -
BOARD SIZE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: CASE OF KUWAIT
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)This study examined the relationship between board size and firm performance using a sample of 110 non-financial listed firms on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) from 2009 to 2017 (9 years). Empirical tests were conducted ... -
Corporate governance disclosure compliance: a comparison between conventional and Islamic banks
( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2020 , Article)The paper examines the extent and trend of corporate governance (CG) disclosure compliance by listed conventional and Islamic banks in Qatar, the UAE and KSA. The study found that conventional banks had more compliance ... -
The effect of political risk and corporate governance on bank stability in the MENA region: Did the Arab Spring uprisings matter?
( Cogent OA , 2023 , Article)This study examines the impact of political risk and corporate governance mechanisms (CGM) on bank stability. The research problem was addressed using a sample of 954 bank-year observations from 14 Middle East and North ... -
Factors affecting financial instruments disclosure in emerging economies: The case of Jordan
( Inderscience Publishers , 2017 , Article)The current study investigates factors affecting financial instruments (FI) disclosure for a sample of Jordanian listed companies (82 firms) over two consecutive years (2013 and 2014). An un-weighted disclosure index is ... -
The impact of board independence, gender and nationality diversity on firm performance
( Asia- Pacific Management Accounting Association , 2021 , Article)This study aimed to examine the relationship between board structure and firm performance measured by return on equity (ROE) and return on asset (ROA). 42 firms listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) in 2018 were examined, ... -
The impact of ownership structure and corporate governance on capital structure decisions in the UAE
( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2022 , Article)This paper investigates how ownership and corporate governance influence the capital structure decisions within an emerging market context, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 2008 to 2019. We employ panel models ... -
Sovereign wealth fund investments and the need to undertake socially responsible investment
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)There is an increasing consensus that, beyond financial returns, investors should also consider the environmental and social impacts of their business activities. Major institutional investors currently are entering the ... -
THE ROLE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN REDUCING CARBON EMISSION DURING COVID-19: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
(2023 , Master Thesis)Greenhouse gas emission is primarily responsible for global warming and climate change, which are significantly impacting air quality, human health, business activity, and the overall economy. Corporate governance plays a ...