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Environmental strategy in the global banking industry within the varieties of capitalism approach: The moderating role of gender diversity and board members with specific skills
(Wiley, 2019)
This research sets out to analyse environmental disclosure in the banking industry by considering the varieties of capitalism framework. This approach is concerned with the way companies interact strategically to resolve ...
An Assessment Tool to Integrate Sustainability Principles into the Global Supply Chain
(MDPI, 2018)
The integration of sustainability principles into the assessment of companies along the
supply chains is a growing research area. However, there is an absence of a generally accepted
method to evaluate corporate ...
Cultural environments and the appointment of female directors on boards: An analysis from a global perspective
(Wiley, 2020)
Hofstede's six cultural dimensions (power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long‐term orientation and indulgence) has received little attention concerning the presence of female directors on ...
The contribution of financial entities to the sustainable development through the reporting of corporate social responsibility information
(Wiley, 2018)
This paper aims at examining the relationship between board composition and corporate
social responsibility (CSR) of a sample of listed financial entities, discussing the driving
reasons of these entities to disclose CSR ...
Cash management and performance of index mutual funds
(Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuela de AdministraciónEmerald, 2020-10-15)
Purpose - This study aims to assess the relationship between cash management and fund performance in index fund portfolios.
Design/methodology/approach - Using a sample of 104 index mutual funds that track the Standard ...
Investing in mutual funds: the determinants of implied and actual net cash flows
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Estimating the fund investors’ demand plays an important role in the mutual fund management. In this line, mutual fund demand can be measured as the total net cash flows experienced by the fund during a period. Due to a ...
Environmental conditions, fund characteristics, and Islamic orientation: An analysis of mutual fund performance for the MENA region
(Elsevier, 2016-12)
Islamic funds are increasingly seen as an alternative to conventional funds, in part due to the growing prominence of Islamic finance. In contrast to most previous literature, this paper focuses on the countries of the ...
Institutional investment management: An investor's perspective on the relation between turnover and performance
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-01)
The main aim of this study is to analyse the relationship between turnover and performance in institutional investment management. For a sample of US equity mutual funds during the period January 1999–December 2014, we ...
Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies of Spanish Listed Firms and Controlling Shareholders’ Representatives
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
This article aims at analyzing how controlling shareholders’ representatives on boards affect
corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies (disclosing CSR matters) in Spain, a context
characterized by high ownership ...
Commitment of independent and institutional women directors to corporate social responsibility reporting
(Wiley, 2018)
This paper examines how independent and institutional women directors on boards affect corporate social responsibility (hereafter CSR) reporting. Most of the previous empirical evidence has shown a linear association between ...