Corporate governance in less developed and emerging economies [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mathew Tsamenyi, Shahzad Uddin

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, : JAI Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (565 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4
• Soggetto topico: Corporate governance - Developing countries
• Soggetto geografico: Developing countries Economic conditions 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: TsamenyiMathew UddinShahzad
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Corporate Governance in Less Developed and Emerging Economies; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Reviewers; Introduction to Corporate Governance in Less Developed and Emerging Economies; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 1. Corporate Governance, Dual Language Reporting and the Timeliness of Annual Reports on the Nairobi Stock Exchange; Introduction; Corporate Reporting and Governance in Kenya; Literature Review and Hypotheses Development; Research Design; Results and Discussion; Summary, Conclusion and Limitations; Acknowledgments; References ; Chapter 2. Corporate Governance Online Reporting by Saudi Listed Companies1. Introduction; 2. Corporate Governance Practice in Saudi Arabia; 3. Literature Review: Corporate Governance and Online Reporting; 4. Research Methodology; 5. Data; 6. Descriptive Analysis and Main Findings; 7. Summary and Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3. CEO Duality and Accounting-Based Performance in Egyptian Listed Companies: A Re-Examination of Agency Theory Predictions; 1. Introduction; 2. The CEO Governance in Egypt: Criticisms and Recent Developments; 3. Agency Theory and Hypotheses Development ; 4. Research Methodology5. Data Analysis and Findings; 6. Discussion; 7. Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4. Board Characteristics, Ownership Structure and Earnings Quality: Malaysian Evidence; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature Review and Hypothesis Development; 3. Methodology; 4. Results and Discussions; 5. Conclusion, Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research; Notes; References; Chapter 5. A Study of Corporate Governance Disclosure and Its Country-Level Determinants in the Emerging Markets; 1. Introduction; 2. Background and Hypotheses Development; 3. Methodology ; 4. Results5. Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix. Principal Component Analysis of The Rule of Law, Regulatory Quality, and Control of Corruption; Chapter 6. Accounting Standards, Corporate Governance, and Foreign Direct Investments: The Experience of Emerging Market Economies; 1. Introduction; 2. FDI Inflows, Corporate Governance, and Accounting Standards in Emerging Market Countries: An Overview; 3. Methodology; 4. Empirical Analysis; 5. Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7. Corporate Governance Reform and firm Performance: Evidence from China ; 1. Introduction2. Literature Review; 3. Chinese Listed Companies and the Shareholding Reform; 4. Hypotheses and Research Methods; 5. Empirical Results; 6. Conclusions; Note; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 8. The Influence of Ownership Structures and Board Practices on Corporate Social Disclosures in Bangladesh; Introduction; Background Literature on CSD Practices; The Corporate Social Disclosure Context in Bangladesh; Hypotheses; Research Method; Empirical Results; Implications of This Study for Developing Countries; Limitations of This Study; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgment ; References
• Sommario/riassunto: Corporate governance reform has become an important global policy agenda driven by events such as the 1997 Asian financial crisis, corporate scandals (such as Enron and WorldCom) and the globalisation of capital markets. This book advances debate on corpo
• Titolo autorizzato: Corporate governance in less developed and emerging economies
• ISBN: 1-280-77114-3; 9786613681911; 1-84855-253-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455518903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research in accounting in emerging economies ; ; v. 8.