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How a formative self-assessment programme positively influenced examination performance in financial mathematics
(RoutledgeStaff and Educational Development Association (SEDA), 2019)
Self or formative assessment are terms that, linked to feedback, appear in the literature associated with initiatives aimed at improving the learning process in higher education. Some studies have highlighted the peculiarities ...
Las redes sociales como herramienta para evaluar el engagement en las empresas. Caso Ikea
(Fragua, 2015)
En una situación de crisis económica, social y cultural como la actual, las
organizaciones tienen que hacer un esfuerzo aún mayor por recuperar y reforzar la
confianza de la sociedad en ellos, es decir, revalidar el ...
Microfinance institutions fostering sustainable development
(Wiley, 2018)
The microfinance sector is considered an important contributor to the expansion of formal financial systems. It plays a significant role in sustainable development. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) as key actors in the ...
Engagement of directors representing institutional investors on environmental disclosure
(John Wiley and Sons, 2018)
This paper aims to examine the role performed by representatives of institutional investors in environmental reporting in Spain, where the presence of this type of director is the highest among European countries. Additionally, ...
What have we learnt about board gender diversity as a business strategy? The appointment of board subcommittees
(Wiley, 2018)
This paper explores whether a board's gender diversity influences the voluntary formation of its board subcommittees. Female board directorship may become a business strategy for firms if it affects the appointment of board ...
Board structures, liberal countries, and developed market economies. Do they matter in environmental reporting? An international outlook
(Wiley, 2019)
Previous empirical evidence has shown the effect of most corporate governance mechanisms on corporate social responsibility and environmental disclosure. However, there is scant empirical evidence that examines the influence ...
Varieties of capitalism, corporate governance mechanisms, and stakeholder engagement: An overview of coordinated and liberal market economies
(Wiley, 2019)
This paper examines those aspects of national institutions that affect corporate governance mechanisms at international level. The study uses the “varieties of capitalism” approach, which is concerned with the way companies ...
Monitoring, Corporate Performance and Institutional Directors
(Wiley, 2018)
Our main objective is to study the effect of institutional directors on firm performance, distinguishing directors according to whether they maintain business relationships (pressure‐sensitive) or not (pressure‐resistant). ...
Governance structures and corporate environmental reporting policy: An international analysis
(Wiley, 2018-03-13)
The corporate governance structures of firms differ among countries for cultural, political or social reasons, among others, which may affect the environmental reporting policies of firms. In this regard, institutional ...
Can environmental, social, and governance rating agencies favor business models that promote a more sustainable development?
(Wiley, 2019)
The development of sustainable finance favors the appearance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating agencies as providers of ESG information and tools for measuring the contribution of companies to sustainable ...