Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxii

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2. Corporate Governance and Firm Performance

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Security Voting Structure and Firm Value: Synthesis and New Insights from Emerging Markets

      • Chinmoy Ghosh, Milena Petrova

      Pages 3-26

   3. Corporate Governance and Firm Valuation in Asian Emerging Markets

      • Yan-Leung Cheung, J. Thomas Connelly, Jesus P. Estanislao, Piman Limpaphayom, Tong Lu, Sidharta Utama

      Pages 27-53

   4. Corporate Governance, Product Market Competition and Firm Performance: Evidence from India

      • Ekta Selarka

      Pages 55-77

   5. Strong Boards, Risk Committee and Bank Performance: Evidence from India and China

      • Francesca Battaglia, Angela Gallo, Anna Elvira Graziano

      Pages 79-105

3. Corporate Governance and Firm Behavior

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. Do Families Shape Corporate Board Structure in Emerging Economies?

      • Mohammad Badrul Muttakin, Arifur Khan, Nava Subramaniam

      Pages 109-131

   3. Regional Legal Protection and Earnings Management: Evidence from China

      • Yuyang Zhang, Konari Uchida, Hua Bu

      Pages 133-155

   4. Corporate Form, Institutional Complementarity, and Organizational Behavior: Open versus Closed Joint-Stock Companies in Russia

      • Ichiro Iwasaki

      Pages 157-195

   5. Big 4 Conservatism Around the World

      • Richard Chung, Michael Firth, Jeong-Bon Kim, Lei Pang

      Pages 197-238

   6. Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets: What We Can Learn from a Privatisation Context

      • Jaime Guerrero-Villegas, Gloria Cuevas-Rodríguez, Ramón Valle-Cabrera

      Pages 239-265

4. Corporate Governance Practices in Emerging Markets

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 267-267

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   2. Corporate Governance in Ukraine: Major Standards and Emerging Trends

      • Alexander Kostyuk, Markus Stiglbauer, Patrick Velte, Yuliya Lapina, Dmitriy Riabichenko

      Pages 269-288

   3. Corporate Governance Development in a Rapidly Changing Economy: Trends and Challenges in Estonia

      • Ruth Alas, Tiit Elenurm

      Pages 289-309

   4. Audit Committees in Polish Supervisory Boards: Common Practice and New Challenges

      • Izabela Koładkiewicz

      Pages 311-329

   5. Multinationals as Vectors of Corporate Governance Improvement in Emerging Economies in Eastern Europe: A Case Study

      • Nadia Albu, Ioana Lupu, Raluca Sandu

      Pages 331-349

   6. Corporate Governance in the Philippines and Switzerland―A Comparison of the Institutional Environment and Practices

      • Marie dela Rama, Christophe Volonté, Simon Zaby

      Pages 351-371

   7. Corporate Governance Practices in Nigeria

      • Chris Ogbechie, Dimitrios N. Koufopoulos

      Pages 373-394

   8. Corporate Governance in Bangladesh: A Comparison with Other Emerging Market Countries

      • Chowdhury Saima Ferdous, Chris Mallin, Kean Ow-Yong

      Pages 395-420

This book fills the gap between theories and practices of corporate governance in emerging markets by providing the reader with an in-depth understanding of governance mechanisms, practices and cases in these markets. It is an invaluable resource not only for academic researchers and graduate students in law, economics, management and finance but also for people practicing governance such as lawmakers, policymakers and international organizations promoting best governance practices in emerging countries. Investors can benefit from this book to better understand of these markets and to make judicious investment decisions.

• Corporate Governance
• Financial markets
• Governance theory
• Rapid growth

• Department of Accounting and Finance, Champagne School of Management (Groupe ESC Troyes en Champagne), Troyes, France

  Sabri Boubaker

• IPAG Research Lab, IPAG Business School, Paris, France

  Duc Khuong Nguyen

Sabri Boubaker is an Associate Professor of Finance at Champagne School of Management (Groupe ESC Troyes en Champagne, France) and Research Fellow at the Institut de Recherche en Gestion (University of Paris Est). He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from University of Paris Est (2006) and a HDR degree (Habilitation for Supervising Doctoral Research) in 2010 from the same university. He is a visiting professor at IESEG School of Management (France) and IAE Paris Gustave Eiffel (France). He was member of the team that drafted the Tunisian Code of Best Practice of Corporate Governance and the Guidelines for Annual Reports of Tunisian Listed Companies. He has recently published several academic papers in international refereed journals including Journal of Banking and Finance, Review of Accounting and Finance, Multinational Finance Journal, Global Finance Journal, International Journal of Business and Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. Dr. Boubaker has also edited several books on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility issues.

Duc Khuong Nguyen is Professor of Finance and Deputy Director for Research at IPAG Business School (France). He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Grenoble II (France) and a HDR (Habilitation for Supervising Scientific Research) degree from University of Cergy-Pontoise (France). His research articles are published in various refereed journals such as Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance and Review of Accounting and Finance. Dr. Nguyen has also edited several books on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility issues.

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