This paper examines a combined set of corporate governance features that influence disclosure quality in a context of ownership concentration. Agency theory presents a theoretical framework linking disclosure decision to corporate governance mechanisms. Using a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA), we find that firms with poor disclosure quality have higher ownership concentration, are family...

We examine the impact of independent directors’ reputations on executive pay-performance sensitivity. Using hand-collected data from listed Chinese companies 2012 to 2017, we find a positive association between and sensitivity that is more pronounced in with less concentrated ownership. Further, results show reputable directors have stronger influence when they sit remuneration committee, are s...

External network ties between CEOs and directors in major U.S. corporations may limit the e¤ectiveness of internal corporate governance. Using comprehensive biographical data on the managers and directors of S&P 1500 companies, we identify connections between directors and their …rms’CEOs through external directorships, past employment, education, and other activities (e.g. golf clubs or charit...

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Executive remuneration has been less analysed and there is need for scrutiny on executive compensation structures their implications corporate governance. The study aimed to ascertain the role of in accelerating agency governance problems FTSE/JSE Top-40 companies from 2008 - 2016. A Generalised Method Moments was employed, results revealed that can be accelerants as performance found negativel...

The following statement was prepared by the Special Committee to Revise the Joint American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology/American Association of Endodontists Position on Cone Beam-Computed Tomography, and approved by the AAOMR Executive Council and AAE Board of Directors in May 2015. AAOMR members may photocopy this position statement for distribution to patients or referring dent...

We would like to thank Gary Fields and Andrew Foster for useful discussion and comments. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent, nor do they necessarily represent the views of the General Statistical Office of ...