OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Corporate Governance-An International Review is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Strategic leadership and technological innovation: A comprehensive review and research agenda	56
Board diversity and corporate innovation: Regional demographics and industry context	51
The ESG–financial performance relationship: Does the type of employee board representation matter?	48
Litigation risk and firm performance: The effect of internal and external corporate governance	46
The role of the board chair—A literature review and suggestions for future research	46
Bringing owners back on board: A review of the role of ownership type in board governance	44
Does green banking performance pay off? Evidence from a unique regulatory setting in Bangladesh	37
Board reforms around the world: The effect on corporate social responsibility	34
Corporate governance and institutions—A review and research agenda	28
CEO education and the ability to raise capital	27
Financial literacy and security‐based crowdfunding	27
Mapping the corporate governance scholarship: Current state and future directions	26
Corporate governance in the Middle East and North Africa: A systematic review of current trends and opportunities for future research	26
CEO tenure: An integrative review and pathways for future research	25
Corporate governance “bundles” and firm acquisitiveness	23
Sustainable corporate governance: A review of research on long‐term corporate ownership and sustainability	23
Does managerial ability matter for corporate climate change disclosures?	22
Public family firms and capital structure: A meta‐analysis	21
Are all forms of ownership prone to tunneling? A meta‐analysis	21
The founder chief executive officer: A review of current insights and directions for future research	20
Female representation on boards and CEO performance‐induced turnover: Evidence from Russia	20
Female representation on boards and corporate ethical behavior in Latin American companies	18
Confucian culture and executive compensation: Evidence from China	17
Social norms for fairness and board voting behavior: An experimental investigation	17
Boardroom gender diversity and investment inefficiency: New evidence from the United Kingdom	17

Private communication and management forecasts: Evidence from corporate site visits	16
Gender diversity and the spillover effects of women on boards	16
Corporate governance and labor investment efficiency: International evidence from board reforms	15
Social capital and board gender diversity	13
Do firms practicing integrated reporting engage in less myopic behavior? International evidence on opportunistic earnings management	13
The cost of conformity to good governance: Board design and compensation	12
Excess control rights in family firms: A socioemotional wealth perspective	12
Making political connections work better: Information asymmetry and the development of private firms in China	12
Country‐, firm‐, and director‐level risk and responsibilities and independent director compensation	11
International differences in the CEO gender pay gap	11
Corporate performance and CEO dismissal: The role of social category faultlines	10
Rule of law and purpose of the corporation	10
Institutional cross‐ownership and firm social performance	10
Board demographic, structural diversity, and eco‐innovation: International evidence	10
Toward a synthesis of the board‐strategy relationship: A literature review and future research agenda	9
The corporate governance consequences of small shareholdings: Evidence from sovereign wealth fund cross‐border investments	9
Social hierarchy effect of political strategy: Exploring chairman's political position influence on independent directors' dissent	8
Bank board changes in size and composition: Do they matter for investors?	8
Ownership and corporate governance across institutional contexts	8
The role of managerial ownership in dividend tunneling: Evidence from China	7
Disciplining entrenched managers through corporate governance reform: Implications for risk‐taking behavior	7
Foreign institutional ownership and corporate risk‐taking: International evidence	7
How cross‐shareholding influences financial reporting: Evidence from Japan	7
CEO origin and stock price crash risk: Insider versus outsider CEOs	7
Climate risk and corporate tax avoidance: International evidence	6
Controlling owner type, state capitalism, and corporate social responsibility in Africa	6
Does proxy voting really promote corporate sustainability?	6
Corporate governance dynamics of political tie formation in emerging economies: Business group affiliation, family ownership, and institutional transition	6
The effect of ownership structure on investment decisions under exogenous shocks	6
Courtesy calls for reciprocity: Appointment of uncertificated independent directors in China	6
The effects of director tenure on monitoring and advising: New insights from behavioral governance and learning theories	5
Collusion or governance? Common ownership and corporate risk‐taking	5
Corporate governance and wealth and income inequality	5
Board meetings dynamics and information diffusion	5
Ideological homophily in board composition and interlock networks: Do liberal directors inhibit viewpoint diversity?	5
Corporate governance and the use of external assurance for integrated reports	5
Board change and firm risk: Do new directors mean unstable corporate policies?	5
All that glitters is not gold! Independent directors' attributes and earnings quality: Beyond formal independence	5
It's a family affair: How social identification influences family CEO compensation	5
Pay inequality and gender dynamics in top executive positions	5
Accounting conservatism and corporate cash levels: Empirical evidence from Latin America	5
Do supervisory enforcement actions affect board composition?	5
A configurational perspective of boards' attention structures	5
Investor protection and cost of debt: Evidence from dividend commitment in firm bylaws	4
Board surname sharing and investment efficiency: Evidence from Chinese state‐owned enterprises	4
Non‐family shareholder governance and the digital transformation of family firms: Evidence from China	4
Signaling via earnings downgrades: How reputational concerns shape analyst responses to corporate fraud?	4
Institutional cross‐ownership and trade credit: Evidence from China	4
Does the presence of executives with a legal background affect stock price crash risk?	4
For love or money? Family versus financial blockholders in international acquisitions	4

Challenges for corporate governance at the national and firm levels	4
Challenge in the boardroom: Director–manager question‐and‐answer interactions at board meetings	4
The effect of female board representation on the level of ownership in foreign acquisitions	4
Corporate venture capital, disclosure, and financial reporting	4