Browsing by Author "Ntim, Collins G."
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Antecedents of voluntary corporate governance disclosure: A post-2007/08 financial crisis evidence from the influential UK Combined Code
Elmagrhi, M.H.; Ntim, Collins G.; Wang, Yan (Article)Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of compliance with, and disclosure of, good corporate governance (CG) practices among UK publicly listed firms and consequently ascertain whether board ... -
Bank opacity and risk-taking: Evidence from analysts’ forecasts
Fosu, Samuel; Ntim, Collins G.; Coffie, William; Murinde, V. (Article)We depart from existing literature by invoking analysts’ forecasts to measure banking system opacity and then investigate the impact of such opacity on bank risk-taking, using a large panel of US bank holding companies, ... -
Capital structure revisited. Do crisis and competition matter in a Keiretsu corporate structure?
We investigate firm-level determinants of capital structure using a large sample of 4,284 Japanese firms over a nineteen-year period (i.e., over 61,000 firm-year observations), a hitherto less examined sample for this ... -
Corporate governance and dividend pay-out policy in UK listed SMEs: The effects of corporate board characteristics
Elmagrhi, M.H.; Ntim, Collins G.; Fosu, Samuel; Crossley, R.M.; Vu, T.V. (Article)Purpose: This paper examines the extent to which corporate board characteristics influence the level of dividend pay-out ratio using a sample of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 2010 to 2013 listed on the ... -
Corporate Multinationality and Acquirer Returns
Agyei-Boapeah, H.; Fosu, Samuel; Ntim, Collins G. (Article)This paper provides evidence on how corporate multinationality from the perspective of acquiring firms relates to M&A returns. Using multivariate regressions and a large dataset of over 6,000 M&As (both cross-border and ... -
Credit information sharing and bank loan pricing: do concentration and governance matter?
Fosu, Samuel; Danso, Albert; Agyei-Boapeah, Henry; Ntim, Collins G. (Article)The development of credit information sharing schemes in developing countries has gained significant attention in recent times along with ongoing financial sector reforms. In this paper, we provide first-hand evidence of ... -
Environmental Policy, Environmental performance and financial distress in China: Do top management team characteristics matter?
Ntim, Collins G.; Fosu, Samuel; Shahab, Y.; Chengang, Y.; Ullah, F. (Article)This study investigates the effect of environmental performance that is driven by good environmental policies, regulations and management on firm’s financial distress, and consequently, ascertains the extent to which top ... -
Financial development and economic growth in China
Wang, Yan; Li, X.; Abdou, H. A.; Ntim, Collins G. (Article)The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial development and economic growth. In particular, the authors examine the impact of financial development on the growth of primary, secondary, and ... -
How does banking market power affect bank opacity? Evidence from analysts' forecasts
Fosu, Samuel; Danso, Albert; Agyei-Boapeah, H.; Ntim, Collins G.; Murinde, V. (Article)Whilst the ongoing banking regulatory reforms towards a comprehensive Basel III framework emphasise bank transparency, disclosure and a competitive banking market environment, very little is known about the empirical ... -
On the efficiency of the global gold markets
Ntim, Collins G.; English, John; Nwachukwu, Jacinta; Wang, Yan (Article)This paper examines the weak-form efficiency of the global gold markets with specific focus on the random walks (RWS) and martingale difference sequence (MDS) hypotheses, and consequently, investigates the extent to which ... -
Trustee board diversity, governance mechanisms, capital structure and performance in SMEs: The case of UK Charities
Elmagrhi, M.H.; Ntim, Collins G.; Fosu, Samuel; Abongeh A. T.; Malagila, J.; Tunyi, A.A. (Article)Purpose: This paper examines the extent to which corporate board characteristics influence the level of dividend pay-out ratio using a sample of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 2010 to 2013 listed on the ...