All Outputs (4)

Corporate governance and elites (2017)
Journal Article
Nakpodia, F., & Adegbite, E. (2018). Corporate governance and elites. Accounting Forum, 42(1), (17-31). doi:10.1016/j.accfor.2017.11.002. ISSN 0155-9982

Using a qualitative methodology (interviews), we examine the relationship between the effectiveness of corporate governance mechanisms and elitist interventions. In doing this, we identify three elitist groups – political, cultural and religious, and... Read More about Corporate governance and elites.

Biases in international portfolio allocation and investor protection standards (2017)
Journal Article
Kwabi, F. O., Thapa, C., Paudyal, K., & Adegbite, E. (2017). Biases in international portfolio allocation and investor protection standards. International Review of Financial Analysis, 53, 66-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2017.08.005

Economic reasoning suggests that financial globalization that encourages optimal international portfolio investments should improve investor protection standards (IPS) of a country. In practice, however, investors manifest varying degrees of suboptim... Read More about Biases in international portfolio allocation and investor protection standards.

Does board independence influence financial performance in IPO firms? The moderating role of the national business system (2017)
Journal Article
Zattoni, A., Witt, M. A., Judge, W. Q., Talaulicar, T., Chen, J. J., Lewellyn, K., …Ees, H. V. (2017). Does board independence influence financial performance in IPO firms? The moderating role of the national business system. Journal of World Business, 52(5), 628-639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2017.04.002

Prior evidence suggests that board independence may enhance financial performance, but this relationship has been tested almost exclusively for Anglo-American countries. To explore the boundary conditions of this prominent governance mechanism, we ex... Read More about Does board independence influence financial performance in IPO firms? The moderating role of the national business system.

The impact of community expectations on corporate community involvement disclosures in the UK (2017)
Journal Article
Yekini, K. C., Adelopo, I., & Adegbite, E. (2017). The impact of community expectations on corporate community involvement disclosures in the UK. Accounting Forum, 41(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2016.12.006

Despite increase mistrust between corporations and societies in the aftermath of the global corporate misbehaviours, the literature examining the impact of community concerns on corporate communications is undeveloped. Our paper is timely; it contrib... Read More about The impact of community expectations on corporate community involvement disclosures in the UK.