All Outputs (12)

Multinational corporations and human rights violations in emerging economies: Does commitment to social and environmental responsibility matter? (2020)
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With the surge in economic growth in the global-north visa -vis social and economic inequalities in the global-south (north-south dichotomy), there is an increasing requirement for critical research and an examination of the policy implications with... Read More about Multinational corporations and human rights violations in emerging economies: Does commitment to social and environmental responsibility matter?.

The implications of liquidity ratios: Evidence from Pakistan stock exchange limited (2020)
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In this paper we test two recently developed liquidity measures the Return-to-Turnover (hereafter RtoTR) proposed by Florackis et al. (2011) and Return-to-Volume (hereafter RtoV) recommended by Amihud, 2002, for 386 companies listed on the Pakistani... Read More about The implications of liquidity ratios: Evidence from Pakistan stock exchange limited.

Analysing corporate governance and accountability practices from an African neo-patrimonialism perspective: Insights from Kenya (2020)
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This paper examines corporate governance (CG) and corporate accountability practices in the African context, by focusing on the case of Kenya. Our data comprises a combination of 29 semi-structured interviews, field observations and archival evidence... Read More about Analysing corporate governance and accountability practices from an African neo-patrimonialism perspective: Insights from Kenya.

Analysing spillover between returns and volatility series of oil across major stock markets (2020)
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Applying recently developed Diebold and Yilmaz (2012) spillover index, this paper investigates the oil-stocks returns and volatility connectedness with weekly data between 2000/01/14-2017/03/31. For the purpose of robustness, we have both used WTI an... Read More about Analysing spillover between returns and volatility series of oil across major stock markets.

Coordination and collaboration for humanitarian operational excellence: big data and modern information processing systems (2020)
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Humanitarian operational excellence depends on effective coordination and collaboration not only between supply chain partners but also among other actors such as host government, local and international non-government organizations (NGOs), and donor... Read More about Coordination and collaboration for humanitarian operational excellence: big data and modern information processing systems.

The impact of say on pay votes on firms' strategic policies: Insights from the Anglo- Saxon economy (2020)
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This study examines evidences of executive reactions to say-on-pay (SOP) votes in terms of strategic policies which could affect firms' long-run growth and eventual survival. We employed an unbalanced panel data from 1,932 firms taken from four count... Read More about The impact of say on pay votes on firms' strategic policies: Insights from the Anglo- Saxon economy.

Governance disclosure quality and market valuation of firms in UK and Germany (2020)
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This study develops a 'comply or explain' index which captures compliance and quality of explanations given for non-compliance with the corporate governance codes in UK and Germany. In particular, we explain, how compliance and quality of explanation... Read More about Governance disclosure quality and market valuation of firms in UK and Germany.

Blockchain, business and the fourth industrial revolution: Whence, whither, wherefore and how? (2020)
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Blockchain is one the most remarkable technological innovations of the 21st century. The most notable application of blockchain is in the development and operation of cryptocurrencies (e.g. bitcoin, ethereum, among others). Besides the financial serv... Read More about Blockchain, business and the fourth industrial revolution: Whence, whither, wherefore and how?.

The impact of board gender diversity and national culture on corporate innovation: a multi- country analysis of multinational corporations operating in emerging economies (2020)
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This paper contributes to burgeoning research concerning the relationship between boardroom gender diversity and corporate innovation. The paper deploys a multi-theoretical framework comprising insights from the upper echelons, resource-dependency, a... Read More about The impact of board gender diversity and national culture on corporate innovation: a multi- country analysis of multinational corporations operating in emerging economies.

Financial modelling, risk management of energy instruments and the role of cryptocurrencies (2020)
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This paper empirically investigates whether cryptocurrencies might have a useful role in financial modelling and risk management in the energy markets. To do so, the causal relationship between movements on the energy markets (specifically the price... Read More about Financial modelling, risk management of energy instruments and the role of cryptocurrencies.

How to use instrumental variables in addressing endogeneity? A step-by-step procedure for non-specialists (2020)
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Endogeneity issues in empirical research have received increasing academic attention. Tackling endogeneity problems effectively and using the appropriate estimation techniques are important quality benchmarks in the publication process of many academ... Read More about How to use instrumental variables in addressing endogeneity? A step-by-step procedure for non-specialists.

Dynamic capabilities and environmental sustainability for emerging economies’ multinational enterprises (2020)
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The purpose of this study is to enhance our understanding of how macro (country)-level dynamic capabilities, such as government environmental policies, legal and market requirements, and technological advances, and micro (firm)-level dynamic capabili... Read More about Dynamic capabilities and environmental sustainability for emerging economies’ multinational enterprises.