In public-policy discussions about corporate disclosure, more is typically judged better than less. In particular, better disclosure is seen as a way to reduce the agency problems that plague firms. We show that this view is incomplete. In particular, our theoretical analysis shows that increased disclosure is a two-edged sword: More information permits principals to make better decisions; but ...

Background: The quality of clinical services is one of the main concerns around the world. Clinical governance as a new approach to improving the quality of care provided by the health care system plays a major role in the provision of higher quality health care services. The success of this approach depends on the existence of a strong and suitable organizational culture. The aim of this study...

This paper discusses the relationship between social movements and corporate governance practices in large firms in Norway and Sweden in the post-war period. It presents two paradoxical outcomes and tries to make sense of them. The theoretical argument is that structural features (national trajectories, shared cultures, industrial structure) alone cannot explain the choice of management strateg...

The quality of corporate governance has been shown to have wide-ranging implications, e.g., on the performances of stock markets and on exchange rates. This study investigates whether the quality of corporate governance impacts investment decisions made at the micro level of the firm. We focus our study on emerging markets since it has been known that they have widely varying standards of corpo...

Transnational governance schemes (TGSs) are interorganizational networks of public and/or private actors that jointly regulate global public policy issues, such as the prevention of human rights violations and the protection of ecosystems. Considering that TGSs mainly address issues of public concern, the general public represents a major source of legitimacy in transnational governance. We the...

Background: During pregnancy and lactation outstanding changes occur in mother’s vitamin D metabolism. This study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of 300,000 IU vitamin D given intramuscularly on body status in new cases of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods: This is a randomized clinical trial with the follow-up period of 3 months. Totally 45 participants were randoml...

BACKGROUND Clinical governance has been introduced into health care in the United Kingdom as a means to improve quality. At present there is no legal duty for commercial occupational providers to implement this model. AIM This preliminary study examined how commercial occupational health providers had implemented clinical governance. METHODS The senior clinical manager of commercial occupat...

Corporate governance (CG) is a set of principles that should be included into every aspect the firm in order to ensure accountability and responsibility. The purpose this research look at state corporate banking sector conventional banks Islamic banks. Because rules, regulations, operating processes differ significantly, practices these two sectors are likewise distinct. In work, authors attemp...

background: during pregnancy and lactation outstanding changes occur in mother’s vitamin d metabolism. this study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of 300,000 iu vitamin d given intramuscularly on body status in new cases of gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm). methods: this is a randomized clinical trial with the follow-up period of 3 months. totally 45 participants were randomly divide...