Download or read book Do Better Governed Australian Firms Make More Informative Disclosures written by Wendy Beekes and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We investigate whether and if so, how, corporate governance quality is related to the information flows from a company and how the stock market and its agents respond. Specifically, we study links between the quality of a firm's corporate governance (CGQ) and the informativeness of its disclosures. We employ a novel, intra-year timeliness metric, in the spirit of Ball and Brown (1968) and Brown et al. (1999), to capture the average speed of price discovery throughout the year. Our results suggest the answer to our question is Yes: better-governed firms do make more informative disclosures.

Download or read book Financial Accounting and Equity Markets written by Philip Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip Brown is one of the most admired and respected accounting academics alive today. He was a pioneer in capital markets research in accounting, and his 1968 article, co-authored with Ray Ball, "An Empirical Evaluation of Accounting Income Numbers," arguably had a greater impact on the course of accounting research, directly and indirectly, than any other article during the second half of the twentieth century. Since that time, his innovative research has focused on issues that bridge accounting and finance, including the relationships between net profit reports and the stock market, the long-run performance of acquiring firms, statutory sanctions and voluntary corporate disclosure, and the politics and future of national accounting standards to name a few. This volume brings together the greatest hits of Brown’s career, including several articles that were published in out-of-the-way places, for easier use by students and researchers in the field. With a foreword written by Stephen A. Zeff, and an introduction that discusses the evolution of Brown’s research interests and explains the context for each of the essays included in the volume, this book offers the reader a unique look inside this remarkable 50-year career.

Download or read book Corporate Governance in Less Developed and Emerging Economies written by Matthew Tsamenyi and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporate governance reform has become an important global policy agenda driven by events such as the 1997 Asian financial crisis, corporate scandals (such as Enron and WorldCom) and the globalisation of capital markets. This book advances debate on corporate governance, accountability and transparency in less developed and emerging economies.

Download or read book Research in Corporate and Shari ah Governance in the Muslim World written by Toseef Azid and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research in Corporate and Shari'ah Governance in the Muslim World: Theory and Practice aims to address a critical disciplinary gap between Islamic theory and the practice of the corporate sector in the Muslim World. Adopting a critical approach, the book sheds light on the impact of corporate governance on the economies of the Muslim world.

Download or read book Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting written by Niamh Brennan and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 2008-03-03 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major work, compiled by one of the leading academics in Europe in the area of Corporate Governance, brings together key readings in the field, focusing on those corporate governance mechanisms influencing financial reporting and accountability.

Download or read book Women and Sustainability in Business written by Kiymet Caliyurt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women and Sustainability in Business: A Global Perspective, brings together original research from a dozen countries, concerning the issues and challenges facing women in sustainable business. This is a recurrent topic among researchers, regulators, companies and rating agencies. Governments pay special attention to how women impact the economy when shaping their strategies on economic sustainability. Women’s contribution to business is fundamental to creating a sustainable economy, such that businesses try to strengthen ‘women’s presence’ within their organisations, especially on their boards. Today, sustainable companies cannot survive without strategies involving women. Stakeholders, regulators, NGOs and rating agencies track both women-focused strategies and the corporate sustainability reports of companies. Well-designed strategies for women workers help companies to develop their financial and social sustainability initiatives progressively. This book analyses the practice of women in sustainable business, in terms of company performance, social responsibility, board management, entrepreneurship, employment, education, management, social sustainability, environmental politics and technology, from a wide range of diverse, regional perspectives and highlights the differences between the underdeveloped, developing and developed world.

Download or read book Emerging Issues in Finance written by Dr Saif Siddiqui and published by Dr Saif Siddiqui. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 845 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited Conference Proceedings Volume I

Download or read book Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility written by Sabri Boubaker and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While emerging market economies do not have a mature market structure yet, there is a need for research on corporate governance practices in these economies from different perspectives, including corporate social responsibility. Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility: Emerging Markets Focus fills the gap with a collection of high-quality research and policy-based papers addressing these issues, using various market cases as illustrations. Unlike previous books that often focused on one or several emerging markets, this book covers a much broader set of countries and tackles ethical, legal and societal aspects of corporate governance, beyond financial issues. It also discusses how companies work towards best corporate governance practices, particularly, in the aftermath of recent financial and economic crises. Readers will benefit from the wide range of theoretical, empirical, and case analyses, selected with care to reflect cutting-edge corporate governance and corporate social responsibility issues in countries with emerging markets. Contents: Corporate Governance: Legal Framework and Codes of Best Practices: Corporate Governance Bundles for Emerging Markets (Rahul Bedi and Darshan Desai); OC GoodOCO Corporate Governance in Transformation Countries OCo A Comparison of Experts' Perceptions in East Germany, Estonia and Hungary (Thomas Steger, Ruth Alas and Klliki Tafel-Viia); Corporate Governance, Policies and Public Listing: The Case of Chinese State-owned Enterprises (Zigan Wang); Corporate Governance in Turkey: The Case of Borsa Istanbul 50 Companies (Esra Nemli Caliskan and Basak Turan Icke); Barriers to Effective Corporate Governance Reforms: Corruption and the Peculiar Case of Nigeria (Ngozi Okoye); The Brazilian Fiscal Council OCo Protecting Minority Shareholders in a Weak Legal System (Jairo Laser Procianoy and Roberto Frota Decourt); Using Market Incentives to Move Beyond Law and Regulation in Emerging Markets OCo The Case for Corporate Governance Stock Exchange Indices (Andreas Grimminger); Corporate Governance: Some Country Experiences: The Audit Committee in the EU Emerging Countries (Daniela M Salvioni, Francesca Gennari, Luisa Bosetti and Alex Almici); Great Expectations from Pension Fund Activism: Insight from Poland (Agnieszka Seomka-GoeObiowska); Ownership Structure and Directors' Compensation Disclosure in Malaysia (Elinda Binti Esa and Abdul Rahman Zahari); Corporate Governance, Performance and Liquidity Risk of West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Banks (Alassane Ouattara, Luc Paugam and Olivier Ramond); Board Composition and Company Performance: A Study of Sub-Saharan African Countries (Gibson Munisi); Emerging Markets Banks Ownership and Performance: Evidence from China (Xiaoxi Zhang and Kevin Daly); Corporate Governance in Romania: Theories and Practices (Gheorghe N Popescu, Veronica Adriana Popescu and Cristina Raluca Popescu); Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility in Financial Institutions: Evidence from Islamic Banks (Hisham Farag); Is Corporate Governance Related to Corporate Social Responsibility? The Case of South Africa (Idoya Ferrero-Ferrero, Mar a ungeles Fernindez-Izquierdo, Mar a Jess Muoz-Torres, Juana Mar a Rivera-Lirio, Ral Len-Soriano and Elena Escrig-Olmedo); Achieving Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility in an Emerging Market through Gender Diversity on Boards in India (Sharon Ayson); Executive Compensation in Emerging Markets: Theoretical Developments and Empirical Evidence (Yongli Luo); Placing Stakeholder Theory within the Debate on Corporate Social Responsibility (Tarek Miloud); Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh (Pallab Kumar Biswas). Readership: Policymakers, professionals, academics, and graduate students in law, economics, management and finance, organizations promoting best governance practices in emerging countries, investors, as well as those interested in corporate governance, corporate finance, and business and management. Key Features: Addresses current issues and cutting-edge trends in corporate governance and corporate social responsibility within economies with emerging markets; Sheds light on how companies adopt and move towards best corporate governance practices, especially in the aftermath of recent crises; Illustrates corporate governance theories with real business cases and assesses the effects of various governance practices on corporate behavior"

Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Accounting Reporting and Regulation written by Carien van Mourik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Financial accounting, reporting and regulation is a vast subject area of huge global importance, with interest rising significantly in the light of the ongoing global financial crisis. The authors begin with a broad overview of the subject of accounting, setting the stage for a discussion on the theoretical and practical issues and debates regarding financial reporting, which are expanded on in the second part of the book. This includes how to define the reporting entity, recognition and measurement of the elements of financial statements, fair values in financial reporting and the costs and benefits of disclosure. The third part assesses the interest, need and theories behind the accounting, reporting and regulation industry, while parts four and five look at the institutional, social and economic aspects; with issues such as accounting for environmental management and, accounting regulation and financial reporting in Islamic countries, both issues of ever increasing importance. This authoritative Companion presents a broad overview of the state of these disciplines today, and will provide a comprehensive reference source for students and academics involved in accounting, regulation and reporting.

Download or read book ECMLG2012 Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance written by John Politis and published by Academic Conferences Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited Edited by: Professor John Politis, Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus. CD version of the proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance - ECMLG 2012 hosted by the Neapolis University on the 8-9 November 2012. 567 pages

Download or read book Financial Microeconometrics written by Marek Gruszczyński and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-23 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores new topics in modern research on empirical corporate finance and applied accounting, especially the econometric analysis of microdata. Dubbed “financial microeconometrics” by the author, this concept unites both methodological and applied approaches. The book examines how quantitative methods can be applied in corporate finance and accounting research in order to predict companies getting into financial distress. Presented in a clear and straightforward manner, it also suggests methods for linking corporate governance to financial performance, and discusses what the determinants of accounting disclosures are. Exploring these questions by way of numerous practical examples, this book is intended for researchers, practitioners and students who are not yet familiar with the variety of approaches available for data analysis and microeconometrics. “This book on financial microeconometrics is an excellent starting point for research in corporate finance and accounting. In my view, the text is positioned between a narrative and a scientific treatise. It is based on a vast amount of literature but is not overloaded with formulae. My appreciation of financial microeconometrics has very much increased. The book is well organized and properly written. I enjoyed reading it.” Wolfgang Marty, Senior Investment Strategist, AgaNola AG

Download or read book Corporate Governance of Banks in Libya written by Ali Elfadli and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents a response to a relative lack of academic research into corporate governance and especially corporate governance disclosure in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Specifically, the author explores recent developments in corporate governance disclosure produced by Libyan commercial banks. Along with other corporate governance mechanisms, disclosure plays an essential role in discharging accountability to and protecting shareholders, enhancing corporate performance and reducing the risk of financial crises. In order to improve corporate governance disclosure, it is necessary to understand the context in which it takes place. The MENA countries have unique characteristics, and those involved in the Arab Spring have been affected in different ways. This book provides up to date research into corporate governance disclosure in the context of Libya following the Arab Spring. The banking sector plays a crucial role in the Libyan economy and has specific characteristics which make corporate governance more important than in other sectors, yet research in this sector is rare. Furthermore, the banking sector in Libya has seen significant corporate governance reforms in recent years. As one of the most significant oil producing countries, Libya’s political and business environments have been dramatically affected by the Arab Spring. The author discusses how banks have responded to these reforms and the ways in which their corporate governance disclosure has evolved.

Download or read book Corporate Governance in South Africa written by Warren Maroun and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-07-22 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporate governance continues to evolve, especially in a South African context where companies must deal with the combined effects of environmental challenges, socio-political uncertainty and impediments to economic growth. The second edition of Corporate Governance in South Africa contains essential details on the principles and practices of good governance outlined in the first edition. It builds on these concepts by covering the latest developments in the sustainability reporting space, incorporating recent research findings on integrated thinking and clarifying the core features of outcomes-based governance. This book demonstrates to governing bodies, users of corporate reports, practitioners and academics how corporate governance is not just a compliance exercise but something central to the generation of superior financial returns and long-term sustainable development.

Download or read book Corporate Governance Value Creation and Growth The Bridge between Finance and Enterprise written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication examines the role of corporate governance arrangements in providing right incentives to contribute the value creation process within the private enterprises and the implications of the differences in ownership structures on corporate governance practices and frameworks.

Download or read book Criminology and Climate written by Cameron Holley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the role of the insurance industry in contributing to, and responding to, the harms that climate change has brought and will bring either directly or indirectly. The Anthropocene signifies a new role for humankind: we are the only species that has become a driving force in the planetary system. What might criminology be in the Anthropocene? What does the Anthropocene suggest for future theory and practice of criminology? Criminology and Climate, as part of Routledge’s Criminology at the Edge Series, seeks to contribute to this research agenda by exploring differing vantage points relevant to thinking within criminology. Contemporary societies are presented with myriad intersecting and interacting climate-related harms at multiple scales. Criminology and Climate brings attention to the finance sector, with a particular focus on the insurance industry as one of its most significant components, in both generating and responding to new climate ‘harmscapes’. Bringing together thought leaders from a variety of disciplines, this book considers what finance and insurance have done and might still do, as ‘fulcrum institutions’, to contribute to the realisation of safe and just planetary spaces. An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, law and environmental studies and provides readers with a basis to analyse the challenges and opportunities for the finance sector, and in particular the insurance industry, in the regulation of climate harms.

Download or read book Journalists and Confidential Sources written by Joseph M Fernandez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journalists and Confidential Sources explores the fraught and widespread reliance by journalists on anonymous sources, whistleblowers, and others to whom they owe an obligation of confidentiality. It examines the difficulties afflicting such relationships; analyses the deteriorating "right to know" and freedom of expression frameworks; and explores solutions and reforms. The book discusses key Australian and international source protection ethics rules, statutes, court cases, law enforcement actions, and case studies. It highlights weakness in journalists’ professional practice codes governing confidentiality obligations; discusses inadequate journalistic appreciation of the importance of establishing clear terms and conditions underpinning confidentiality obligations; and identifies shortcomings in the law governing source protection. The book argues that despite source protection being widely recognised as an important ideal, source protection is under sustained assault, thereby undermining public access to information, and democracy itself. The work focusses on Australia but takes into account source protection in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. This timely contribution to the global discussion on the subject will greatly interest journalists, scholars, educators, and students especially in the areas of media law and policy, journalism, media and communication studies, and public relations; the legal fraternity; and anyone who communicates with journalists.

Download or read book Corporate Governance in Asia written by Sang-Woo Nam and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: