The study examines the quality of sustainability reporting (SR), the relationship between ownership structures (namely institutional ownership (IO), managerial ownership (MO), and family ownership (FO)) and SR, and the existence of a non-linear relationship between ownership structures and SR based on the inconsistent results of previous studies. The study collectedContinue Reading

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do not gain sufficient economic returns despite their significant economic contributions. A possible cause of poor SME performance is weak corporate governance. However, the corporate governance of SMEs is rarely investigated. Ownership structure provides SMEs with a monitoring mechanism that enhances performance. This study examinesContinue Reading

As family businesses grow worldwide, the significant role of family shareholders on firm value becomes questionable. This study seeks to address this issue and provides new evidence on the non-linearity of family ownership-firm value relationship, based on 375 firm-year observations of 75 public listed companies in Saudi Arabia over fiveContinue Reading