Board Structure, Ownership and Performance of Indian IPOs: An Empirical Investigation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sweta Agrawal ◽  
Vidisha Vyas
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
And Performance

scholarly journals Board Structure and Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence From Developing Economy

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824402098854
Author(s):  
E. Chuke Nwude ◽  
Comfort Amaka Nwude
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Board Independence ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Disclosure Requirements ◽  
Corporate Social

This article undertakes an empirical investigation on how firm board characteristics relate with corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) in the banking industry of developing economies with a particular interest in Nigeria. The study focuses on a sample of 11 out of the 13 Nigerian listed national commercial banks which provide similar services and are subject to the same regulations and disclosure requirements by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from 2007 to 2018. Multiple regression analysis was employed on panel data obtained from the banks’ audited financial statements. The findings show that board with large number of persons, low proportion of persons operating outside the bank operations, and higher percentage of feminine directors on the board support higher level of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The results of large number of persons on board and better proportion of feminine administrators support the resource dependency theory and agency theory which offer the broad theoretical underpinnings for this study. The low percentage of nonexecutive administrators negates stand of bank regulators. This implies that banks with an oversized board size, gender diversity, and less board independence are seemingly favorably disposed to improve on CSR.

An Empirical Investigation of Violence Against Women in the NFL

2021 ◽  
pp. 019372352110436
Author(s):  
Krystyna Gotberg ◽  
Jacquelyn D. Wiersma-Mosley
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
National Football League ◽  
Driving Under The Influence ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Violent Behaviors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Performance Enhancing Drugs ◽  
Violent Offenses

The purpose of this study was to examine violence against women (VAW) in the National Football League (NFL). Since Ray Rice assaulted his partner on video, VAW by NFL players has received more public attention. However, there is little empirical research that examines VAW in the NFL and player suspensions compared to other violations. Data come from a public list of 176 NFL players known to have violated NFL policies from 2010–2019. Four major types of violations were found: VAW included sexual assault, rape, and domestic violence; general violent behaviors included assault or battery; drug-related offenses included substance abuse, alcohol, driving under the influence (DUI's), illegal drugs, and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs); and minor sports-related infractions included issues such as missing a team meeting. The average number of game suspensions was 4.08 for VAW offenses, 1.75 for general violent offenses, 4.05 for drug-related offenses and 1.88 for minor infractions. We found no differences in the number of game suspensions for drug-related offenses compared to VAW; general violent offenses had even fewer suspensions. These numbers are contradictory to the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy of a 6-game suspension without pay for VAW and general violence.

scholarly journals Policy-based techniques for self-managing parallel applications

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
RICHARD ANTHONY
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Environmental Variability ◽  
Adaptive Strategy ◽  
Parallel Applications ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Parallel Application ◽  
Loosely Coupled ◽  
Heterogeneous Nature ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
And Performance

This paper presents an empirical investigation of policy-based self-management techniques for parallel applications executing in loosely-coupled environments. The dynamic and heterogeneous nature of these environments is discussed and the special considerations for parallel applications are identified. An adaptive strategy for the run-time deployment of tasks of parallel applications is presented. The strategy is based on embedding numerous policies which are informed by contextual and environmental inputs. The policies govern various aspects of behaviour, enhancing flexibility so that the goals of efficiency and performance are achieved despite high levels of environmental variability. A prototype self-managing parallel application is used as a vehicle to explore the feasibility and benefits of the strategy. In particular, several aspects of stability are investigated. The implementation and behaviour of three policies are discussed and sample results examined.

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