BACKGROUND Children with emotional and behavioural disorders should be able to count on receiving care that meets their needs and is based on the best scientific evidence available, however, many do not receive these services. Implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) relies, in part, on the research utilization practices of mental health care providers. This study reports on a survey of ...

We investigate whether firms with the presence of female on its board commissioners and directors are associated higher dividend policy. This paper uses Indonesian setting as a country dual system implying that role is explicitly separated. Using panel data 525 publicly listed in Indonesia between 2011 2018, we find women's has different impacts policy depending their an executive or non-execut...

Literature on executive compensation has relatively neglected the impact of institutional governance contexts. Regarding filling this gap, study examines influence mechanisms excess comparing a set listed UK and Spanish firms an 8‐year panel data. Findings indicate that are characterized by higher than because less effectiveness ownership structure board directors. Differences in concentration ...

the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil fascilitated holding directors liable for corporate debt. nevertheless, the doctrine is not a seperate cause of action. directors are bound by fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty and duty of care and skill to the corporation and its shareholders. however, there is not such a contractual relationship between directors and creditors. thus, requiring directo...

Reports from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) have emphasized that leadership is essential to achieving goals related to quality care and patient safety. Leadership is expected from individuals at all levels of an organization, from the executive suite to those working directly with patients. Leadership is also expected regardless of where care is delivered—inpatient units, clinics, settings for...

We study the association between gender of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and probability that firms go public through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), using data for full population Swedish IPO from 2005-2017, matched private firms. find are less likely to have a female CEO. The results robust when we test change CEO: switch male CEO public, consider balance among board directors.

The role of independent directors has been for years in the spotlight international studies. This phenomenon, which was initially a prerogative corporations English-speaking countries, over last two decades rapidly spread across Europe, where several countries have introduced specific regulations, borrowing from best practices. Board independence is thought to buffer firms against opportunistic...

Director tenure attracts attention worldwide and is increasingly being recognised as a crucial element in assessing an external (independent non-executive) director’s independence. has recently come under the spotlight South Africa. Shareholder activists are expressing disapproval of lengthy tenures directors serving on boards listed public companies exerting pressure long-serving to resign fro...

This study investigates the impact of women directors on a firm’s sustainable growth rate. Using data from 2003 to 2017 for Chinese listed firms, we found positive relationship between and Our also contributes institutional theory by providing evidence that this is more effective in legal-person-controlled firms than state-controlled firms. In comparison, independent have stronger influence exe...

Although the practitioner and academic literatures both note importance of ethno-racial diversity in nonprofit sector, we pursue a better understanding this sector’s dynamics by exploring drivers at multiple organizational hierarchy levels—boards directors, executive staff teams, full-time staff. Using data from organizations participating Candid’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion initiative, find ...