Browsing by Author "Wang, Yan"
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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 ... -
Corporate Governance Disclosure Index–Executive Pay Nexus: The Moderating Effect of Governance Mechanisms
Elmagrhi, Mohamed; Ntim, Collins; Wang, Yan; Abdou, Hussein; Zalata, Alaa (Article)This paper first employs principal component analysis technique to develop and introduce an alternative UK corporate governance disclosure index to the US-centric ones. Second, we then investigate whether this new corporate ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Post-regulation effect on factors driving environmental disclosures amongst Chinese listed firms
Yekini, K.; Adelopo, Ismail; Wang, Yan; Song, S. (Article)Purpose: This study examines the factors that affect the level of Environmental Information Disclosures (EID) following the issuance of the “Environmental Information Disclosure Guidelines for Chinese Listed Companies”. ... -
Prediction of financial strength ratings using machine learning and conventional techniques
Collins Nitm; Abdou, H. A.; Abdalla, W. M.; Mulkeen, J.; Collins, N.; Wang, Yan (Article)Financial strength ratings (FSRs) have become more significant particularly since the recent financial crisis of 2007-09 where rating agencies failed to forecast defaults and the downgrade of some banks. The aim of this ...