This paper examines whether links between inside and outside directors have an impact on CEO compensation. Using a comprehensive sample of 22,074 directors for 3,114 firms, we develop a measure of the " back door " distance between each pair of directors on a company's board. Specifically, using the entire network of directors and firms, we compute the minimum number of other company boards tha...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution board's gender diversity compared its other characteristics in limitation earnings manipulation banks. empirical study carried out on Tunisian banks over a period extending from 2001 2019, using Panel-Corrected Standard Errors, allowed us show that board diversity, turns considerable directors composition since it has moderated ac...

Reformists argue that Japanese firms maintain inefficiently few outside directors, while theory suggests market competition should drive firms toward their firm-specifically optimal board structure (if any). The debate suggests three testable hypotheses. First, perhaps board composition does not matter. If so, then firm performance will show no relation to board structure, but outsiders will be...

Prior to 2017, there were no corporate governance rules in Kuwait. The previous silent regarding boards of directors, shareholders’ rights, disclosure, and auditing. However, at the beginning Kuwaiti government introduced new required all firms listed on Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) comply with these rules. This study examined impact directors firm performance following implementation using a sa...

The board of directors is the most important decision-making body in a corporation. Boards are responsible for approving major strategic and financial decisions, such as mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and changes in capital structure, and also for the most important task of all, which is to hire and fire top executives. Not surprisingly, substantial research focuses on the workings of corporat...

To improve the information quality and defend investors’ interests, current challenge is no longer only to set up an audit committee, but also ensure its independence. Nevertheless, this independence not always guaranteed it depends on several factors. The study aims identify determinants of committee We factors linked manager attributes firm characteristics. empirical drawn a sample Canadian f...

The Olympia School District Board of Directors held an Executive Session for the purpose of the Superintendent’s evaluation at 6:00 p.m., Monday, July 21, 2003, at Rogers Elementary School, 2001 26th Avenue NE, Olympia, Washington. The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m., immediately recessing into Executive Session. Present were: President Barclift, Directors Keeffe, Lehman, McGee and Par...

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect board directors’ related clauses such as independence, female director, CEO Duality and expertise director included in Code Corporate Governance 2017 (CCG-2017) on earnings management with pre- post-CCG-2017 analysis. This study has used sample 323 non-financial listed firms Pakistan Stock Exchange from 2015 2019. Data were manually co...

Purpose: The objective of this exploration is to show the relation among corporate governance tools (board size, board independence, CEO status, Board Education, and Established Years firm) firm performance which determined by return on asset (ROA). Methodology: Quantitative data are used discover association between variables. top 75 companies registered Pakistan Stock Exchange involving perio...