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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"stewardship theory"”.
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Governança em consórcios intermunicipais de saúde: uma análise a partir da teoria de agência e da stewardship theory
… as perspectivas da Teoria de Agência e da Stewardship Theory. Para a compreensão dos mecanismos de governança, foram analisados elementos contratuais dos CIS, em especial, o estatuto, o protocolo de intenções, o contrato de rateio e o contrato de programa, e para a compreensão do …
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A comparison of corporate governance and firm performance in developing (Malaysia) and developed (Australia) financial markets
… of different management theories (such as agency theory, stewardship theory, etc.) in shedding light on the nature and process of the CGVF relationships in developing and developed markets have not been reported in literature. Therefore, there is a need to redefine and properly analyse CGVF …
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The Impact of Servant Leadership on Follower Outcomes: Testing the Mediating Roles of Stewardship Climate and Trust
… with trust, perceptions of fairness, and stewardship climate acting as mediators to the relationship between servant leadership and follower citizenship behaviors. The three major contributions are (1) the identification and empirical test of 'servant' and 'leader' components of servant …
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An analysis of inherent role conflicts in the governance of Michigan charter school boards contracting with full-service, for-profit private management companies
… analysis was inclusive of three theories: agency theory, stewardship theory, and contract failure theory. These theories were collectively grounded in economic, psychological, and sociological foundations. The theories synergistically illustrated a framework of potentially inherent conflicts in …
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Performance Measurement and Research Practices in Higher Education-Focused Philanthropic Organizations
… research practices are: organizational learning theory, principal agency theory, institutional theory, resource dependency theory, stewardship theory and culturally responsive, equitable and inclusive practices and outcomes theory (CREI).
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The effect of board characteristics on firm financial performance of listed companies in Hong Kong
… theories of corporate governance, i.e., agency theory, stewardship theory, and resource dependence theory. The agency theory explains the relationship between the board and the shareholders as well as other stakeholders. The stewardship theory explains the relationship between the board and the …
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Corporate Governance and Water Crisis: A Study of Water Boards in South Africa
… the governance crisis situations. Second, the stewardship theory appeared to be supported by capability, accountability, and responsiveness (CAR), including transparency, whereas the agency and resources reliance theories appeared to be supported by asymmetric knowledge and transaction costs. …
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Towards a moderated-trust governance theory : explaining the dimensional structure of trust and distrust between a board of directors and a CEO
… is a central feature in corporate-governance theory and practice. While trust is advanced as a motivational factor in dominant organisational theories and practices, it is conspicuously absent in corporate-governance literature. At one extreme, scholars discount trust, which leads to theories …
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The effect of reporting incentives on International Financial Reporting Standards compliance by unlisted companies in South Africa: using qualitative and quantitative methods
… five theories (these are, decision usefulness theory, agency theory, stewardship theory, stakeholder theory and institutional theory) on unlisted companies. Third, this dissertation’s original contribution is to use a self-prophecy effect to gain a better understanding of unlisted companies’ …
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The role of SEW and TMT behaviours in family business innovation: Evidence from China
… during the innovation process. Drawing upon stewardship theory and upper echelon theory, this study investigates how socioemotional wealth (SEW) influences the innovation inputs, the relationship between innovation inputs and outputs, and the role of top management team (TMT) behaviours …
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Mergers and acquisitions issues in a transitional market : evidence from China
… life of Chinese which is consistent with stewardship theory. In the long-term, the short-term gains are reversed based on actual performance of the resultant firm two years after acquisition. Analysis of the factors driving the price differences shows that ownership structure and …
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The efficacy of procurement management in enhancing municipal service delivery: A case of Capricorn District Municipality
… management processes. Principal- agent theory, Stewardship Theory and Transaction Cost Theory/economics were used in this study. This study adopted a pragmatist research paradigm because it used multiple research methods. Mixed methods research were applied, with both qualitative and …
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Corporate Governance and Risk Management in Islamic Banking: Integrating Western Principles with Islamic Finance
… Western governance principles—primarily agency theory and shareholder wealth maximization—with the stakeholder-centric model inherent in Islamic finance, this research proposes a governance paradigm that enhances both operational efficiency and ethical responsibility in Islamic banks. The …
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Governance and stewardship in the aged care industry : evaluating a model for corporate social entrepreneurship : the relationship of board culture to entrepreneurial behaviour.
… in the provision of innovative approaches to the stewardship of Aged Care facilities and with a focus on resident values. To explore the research question the choice was made to use a qualitative study that focuses on understanding the naturalistic setting, or everyday life in a residential aged …
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Corporate governance and financial distress prediction in the UK.
… perspective. This study uses the agency theory, the resource dependence theory, the stakeholder theory, and the stewardship theory to develop the research hypotheses to test the influence of corporate governance mechanisms on the likelihood of firms’ financial distress because each of …
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Culturally Affirming Independent School Board Governance: Centering the Experiences of Independent School Board Members of Color
… = 9) based on Helms’s (1996) racial identity theory and Booth-Bell et al.’s (2021) board governance theory. This multiple case study examined survey responses of BMOC from 17 schools governed by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). Nine respondents were selected for …