Browsing Financial Management by Subject "SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth"

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Corporate shareholder value creation as contributor to economic growth

Hall, J.H. (John Henry) (Emerald, 2024-01)

PURPOSE : The purpose of this paper is to determine if there is a link between corporate shareholder value creation and economic growth. The first objective of this paper is to determine which specific shareholder value ...
Do commodity markets catch a cold from stock markets? Modelling uncertainty spillovers using Google search trends and wavelet coherence

Szczygielski, Jan Jakub; Charteris, Ailie; Obojska, Lidia (Elsevier, 2023-05)

We investigate stock market uncertainty spillovers to commodity markets using wavelet coherence and a general stock market-related Google search trends (GST)-based index to proxy for uncertainty. GST reflect stock market ...
The effects of shock in strikes on non-agriculture employment, output, and inflation in South Africa : a structural analysis of Bayesian VAR models

Ngundu, Marvellous; Chauke, Shonisani Mphinyana; Matemane, Matwale Reon; Ngalawa, Harold (Taylor and Francis, 2023-06)

This study empirically addresses claims about the effects of strikes on output growth, inflation, and non-agricultural employment in South Africa using a structural analysis of Bayesian VAR models with a Normal inverted ...
Executive compensation and company performance : pre- and post-Marikana uprising analysis

Nkwadi, Remofilwe; Matemane, Matwale Reon (Unisa Press, 2022-06)

BACKGROUND : Executive compensation has become a controversial topic globally. Recent and past incidents of labour unrest, including those that plagued the South African mining sector in 2012, highlighted the level of ...
Forecasting China-Africa economic integration using Wavelet- ARIMA hybrid approach

Ngundu, Marvellous; Matemane, Reon (EnPress, 2023)

China-Africa economic integration generally looks lucid, as evidenced by rising bilateral trade, as well as Chinese FDI, aid, and debt financing for infrastructure development in Africa. The engagement, however, appears ...
Gender diversity in corporate boards of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange : a quantile regression approach

Mvita, Mpinda Freddy; Du Toit, Elda (Emerald, 2024-03)

PURPOSE : This paper aims to explore the effect of female’s presence in corporate governance structures to reduce agency conflicts, using a quantile regression approach. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : The research ...
The genre of banking financial product information : the characters, the setting, the plot and the story

Helliar, C.V.; Lowies, Gert Abraham (Braam); Suryawathy, I.G.A.; Whait, R.; Lushington, K. (Elsevier, 2022-09)

Genre theory allows us to examine texts that are written for a specific purpose. A non-fictional genre is similar to other genres such as those for films and novels, and genre theory: (i) categorises the elements of the ...
Google search trends and stock markets : sentiment, attention or uncertainty?

Szczygielski, Jan Jakub; Charteris, Ailie; Bwanya, Princess Rutendo; Brzeszczynski, Janusz (Elsevier, 2024-01)

Keyword-based measures purporting to reflect investor sentiment, attention or uncertainty have increasingly been used to model stock market behaviour. We investigate and shed light on the narrative reflected by Google ...
Impact of firm-specific attributes on the shareholder value creation of listed South African companies

Nieuwoudt, Rika; Hall, J.H. (John Henry) (Sage, 2024)

This article identifies firm-specific attributes with a substantial impact on the capabilities of listed South African companies to create shareholder value. It shows that the firm-specific attributes that contribute to ...
Institutional development in an information-driven economy : can ICTs enhance economic growth for low- and lower middle-income countries?

Pradhan, Rudra P.; Arvin, Mak B.; Nair, Mahendhiran S.; Hall, J.H. (John Henry); Bennett, Sara E. (Routledge, 2022)

The information and communication technology (ICT) revolution has brought positive spill-over effects on institutions and economies across the globe, but it has also increased the information gaps between countries. A key ...
The relationship between earnings volatility and corporate risk disclosures

Rammala, Johannes; Toerien, Franz Eduard (AOSIS, 2024-01)

BACKGROUND : Corporate risk management theory argues that effective hedging with derivatives should reduce earnings volatility and enhance firm value. However, studies that have examined the relationship between the use ...
Saving the environment with indigenous directors : evidence from Africa

Tawiah, Vincent; Matemane, Reon; Oyewo, Babajide; Lemma, Tesfaye T. (Wiley, 2024-03)

We build on and extend the literature on corporate governance and sustainability by examining whether indigenous directors (IDs, hereinafter) shape corporate environmental performance (CEP, hereinafter). Drawing insights ...
The use of non-financial performance metrics in determining directors’ remuneration : the case of listed companies in South Africa

Matemane, Reon; Moloi, Tankiso; Adelowotan, Michael; Biswas, Pallab Kumar (Medknow Publications, 2023-09)

Despite the increasing importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, it is not fully understood whether companies consider these factors when designing compensation plans for their directors. This ...

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