All Outputs (41)

Corporate Social Responsibility as Obligated Internalisation of Social Costs (2019)
Journal Article
Adegbite, E., Amaeshi, K., Johnston, A., & Osuji, O. (2021). Corporate Social Responsibility as Obligated Internalisation of Social Costs. Journal of Business Ethics, 170, 39-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-019-04329-y

We propose that corporations should be subject to a legal obligation to identify and internalise their social costs or negative externalities. Our proposal reframes corporate social responsibility (CSR) as obligated internalisation of social costs, a... Read More about Corporate Social Responsibility as Obligated Internalisation of Social Costs.

Credit Information Sharing and Loan Default in Developing Countries: The Moderating Effect of Banking Market Concentration and National Governance Quality (2019)
Journal Article
Fosu, S., Danso, A., Agyei-Boapeah, H., Ntim, C. G., & Adegbite, E. (2020). Credit Information Sharing and Loan Default in Developing Countries: The Moderating Effect of Banking Market Concentration and National Governance Quality. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 55, 55–103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-019-00836-1

Departing from the existing literature, which associates credit information sharing with improved access to credit in advanced economies, we examine whether credit information sharing can also reduce loan default rate for banks domiciled in developin... Read More about Credit Information Sharing and Loan Default in Developing Countries: The Moderating Effect of Banking Market Concentration and National Governance Quality.

CSR Communication Research: A Theoretical-cum-methodological Perspective from Semiotics (2019)
Journal Article
Yekini, K., Omoteso, K., & Adegbite, E. (2021). CSR Communication Research: A Theoretical-cum-methodological Perspective from Semiotics. Business and Society, 60(4), 876–908. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650319843623

Despite the proliferation of studies on corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication, there is a lack of consensus and a cardinal methodological base for research on the quality of CSR communication. Over the decades, studies in this space hav... Read More about CSR Communication Research: A Theoretical-cum-methodological Perspective from Semiotics.

New bid-ask spread estimators from daily high and low prices (2018)
Journal Article
Li, Z., Lambe, B., & Adegbite, E. (2018). New bid-ask spread estimators from daily high and low prices. International Review of Financial Analysis, 60, 69-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.08.014

Estimating trading costs in the absence of recorded data is a problem that continues to puzzle financial market researchers. We address this challenge by introducing two low frequency bid-ask spread estimators using daily high and low transaction pri... Read More about New bid-ask spread estimators from daily high and low prices.

International equity portfolio investment and enforcement of insider trading laws: a cross-country analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Adegbite, E., Boateng, A., & Kwabi, F. (2019). International equity portfolio investment and enforcement of insider trading laws: a cross-country analysis. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 53(2), 327–349. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-018-0751-4

In this study, we examine the effects of stringent insider trading laws’ enforcement, institutions and stock market development on international equity portfolio allocation using data from 44 countries over the period 2001-2015. Our results suggest t... Read More about International equity portfolio investment and enforcement of insider trading laws: a cross-country analysis.

The impact of stringent insider trading laws and institutional quality on the cost of capital (2018)
Journal Article
Kwabi, F. O., Boateng, A., & Adegbite, E. (2018). The impact of stringent insider trading laws and institutional quality on the cost of capital. International Review of Financial Analysis, 60, 127-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.07.011

This paper examines the effects of interaction between stringent insider trading laws, institutional quality and equity portfolio allocation on the cost of capital. Using a dataset drawn from 44 countries over the period from 2001 to 2015, we find th... Read More about The impact of stringent insider trading laws and institutional quality on the cost of capital.

Financial and corporate social performance in UK listed firms: the relevance of non-linearity and lag effects (2018)
Journal Article
Adegbite, E., Guney, Y., Kwabi, F., & Tahir, S. (2019). Financial and corporate social performance in UK listed firms: the relevance of non-linearity and lag effects. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 51(1), 105-158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-018-0705-x

Using environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores compiled by Reuters Datastream for each company’s corporate social performance (CSP), we examine the relationship between CSP and corporate financial performance (CFP) of 314 UK listed companies... Read More about Financial and corporate social performance in UK listed firms: the relevance of non-linearity and lag effects.

The influence of multinational enterprises on subsidiaries: context matters (2018)
Journal Article
Egbe, I., Adegbite, E., & Yekini, K. C. (2018). The influence of multinational enterprises on subsidiaries: context matters. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 31(2), https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-06-2016-2608

Purpose: This paper examines how differences in the institutional environment of a multinational enterprise (MNE) shape the role of management control systems (MCSs) and social capital in the headquarters-subsidiary relationship of an emerging econom... Read More about The influence of multinational enterprises on subsidiaries: context matters.

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.

An international examination of the economic effectiveness of banking recapitalization (2016)
Journal Article
Tahir, S., Adegbite, E., & Guney, Y. (2017). An international examination of the economic effectiveness of banking recapitalization. International Business Review, 26(3), 417-434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.10.002

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd While the literature on capital adequacy and bank recapitalization agrees on the importance of a minimum capital requirement, recurring financial crises across the world do little to suggest that capital adequacy is enough protect... Read More about An international examination of the economic effectiveness of banking recapitalization.

Neither Principles Nor Rules: Making Corporate Governance Work in Sub-Saharan Africa (2016)
Journal Article
Nakpodia, F., Adegbite, E., Amaeshi, K., & Owolabi, A. (2018). Neither Principles Nor Rules: Making Corporate Governance Work in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Business Ethics, 151(2), 391-408. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3208-5

Corporate governance is often split between rule-based and principle-based approaches to regulation in different institutional contexts. This split is often informed by the types of institutional configurations, their strengths, and the complementari... Read More about Neither Principles Nor Rules: Making Corporate Governance Work in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Institutional shareholder activism in Nigeria: an accountability perspective (2016)
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Uche, C., Adegbite, E., & Jones, M. (2016). Institutional shareholder activism in Nigeria: an accountability perspective. Accounting Forum, 40(2), 78-88. doi:10.1016/j.accfor.2016.03.001

Research has identified institutional shareholders and shareholders' associations as separate groups that are able to interact and promote accountability through shareholder activism. This study employs a qualitative methodology to critically evaluat... Read More about Institutional shareholder activism in Nigeria: an accountability perspective.

Regulatory multiplicity and conflict: towards a combined code on corporate governance in Nigeria (2016)
Journal Article
Osemeke, L., & Adegbite, E. (2016). Regulatory multiplicity and conflict: towards a combined code on corporate governance in Nigeria. Journal of Business Ethics, 133(3), 431-451

Given the multiplicity of codes designed to regulate different stakeholders in terms of promoting good corporate governance, this paper examines areas of conflicts amongst the various codes and the associated implications for corporate governance pra... Read More about Regulatory multiplicity and conflict: towards a combined code on corporate governance in Nigeria.

On the use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis in management (2015)
Journal Article
Konan, A., Kan, S., Adegbite, E., Omari, S. E., & Abdellatif, M. (2016). On the use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis in management. Journal of Business Research, 69(4), 1458-1463. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.125

Researchers now use qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) beyond its original purposes in political and sociological sciences and apply this method of analysis in the field of management. This article offers a comprehensive and critical review of al... Read More about On the use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis in management.

Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs: a shift from philanthropy to institutional works? (2015)
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Amaeshi, K., Adegbite, E., Ogbechie, C., Idemudia, U., Anderson, K., Kan, S., …Anakwue, O. (2016). Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs: a shift from philanthropy to institutional works?. Journal of Business Ethics, 138(2), 385-400

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) amongst Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is often characterised in the literature as unstructured, informal, and ad hoc discretionary philanthropic activities. Drawing insights from recent theoretical/analytic... Read More about Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs: a shift from philanthropy to institutional works?.

Configurations of capacity for change in entrepreneurial threshold firms: imprinting and strategic choice perspectives (2014)
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Judge, W., Hu, H., Talaulicar, T., Witt, M., Zattoni, A., Lopez-Iturriaga, F., …Kibler, B. (2014). Configurations of capacity for change in entrepreneurial threshold firms: imprinting and strategic choice perspectives. Journal of Management Studies, 52(4), 506-530. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12121

Imprinting theory suggests that founding conditions are 'stamped' on organizations, and these imprinted routines often resist change. In contrast, strategic choice theory suggests that the firm can overcome organizational inertia and deliberately cho... Read More about Configurations of capacity for change in entrepreneurial threshold firms: imprinting and strategic choice perspectives.

Corporate Social Responsibility in Challenging and Non-Enabling Contexts: Do institutional voids matter? (2014)
Journal Article
Amaeshi, K., Adegbite, E., & Rajwani, T. (2016). Corporate Social Responsibility in Challenging and Non-Enabling Contexts: Do institutional voids matter?. Journal of Business Ethics, 134(1), 135-153. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2420-4

The extant literature on comparative Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) often assumes functioning and enabling institutional arrangements, such as strong government, market, and civil society, as a necessary condition for responsible business prac... Read More about Corporate Social Responsibility in Challenging and Non-Enabling Contexts: Do institutional voids matter?.