Purpose –By drawing upon the institutional theory, the purpose of this study is to investigate the adoption of pro-poor credit risk management techniques by microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Ghana to promote a financially ...

Purpose – By drawing upon institutional theory, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of four critical resources (credit, electricity, contract enforcement and political governance) in explaining the ...

Environmental disclosures in Nigeria are surrounded by controversy involving the pervasive impact of a voluntary regime. The absence of a statutory environmental reporting framework has become responsible for the nuances ...

Previous studies on the performance of Islamic finance and banking have been more comparative than experimental when it comes to the role and effect of Islamic (Shari'ah compliant) assets in a conventional setting. This ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relation between dividend policy and share price changes in the UK stock market. Design/methodology/approach – Multiple regression analyses are used to explore the ...

This paper uncovers a new influential factor driving suicidal behavior. Using an international sample, we document a robust and significant inverse relationship between stock market returns and the percentage increase in ...

Prior evidence suggests that board independence may enhance financial performance, but this relationship has been tested almost exclusively for Anglo-American countries. To explore the boundary conditions of this prominent ...

While firms continue to commit slack financial resources to sustainability causes, knowledge is lacking on how financial resource slack drives sustainability expenditure under varying conditions of market pressure and ...

Adopting the human capital theory as a lens, this study investigates the impact of managerial training on the performance of the managers of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Ghana. The study uses primary data collected ...