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Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets

Theories, Practices and Cases

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Editors:
  1. Sabri Boubaker

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

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  2. Duc Khuong Nguyen

    1. IPAG Research Lab, IPAG Business School, Paris, France

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  • Presents the state of art, current issues and new trends in corporate governance in emerging market countries
  • Includes insights on the adaptation and adjustment strategies used by corporations to secure their corporate governance systems during times of crisis
  • Examines in detail corporate governance theories, evaluates the effectiveness of corporate governance practices and illustrates the theories using real governance cases
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance (CSEG)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  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 KoÅ‚adkiewicz
      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
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • 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

About the editors

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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