Emerging Trends in Corporate Governance: Adaptation, Innovation, and Transformation

Dear Colleagues,

Ever since the global financial crisis of 2007–2009, there has been increased attention paid to the appropriateness of firms’ internal and external corporate governance mechanisms. Moreover, recent significant events such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the current situation between Ukraine and Russia, amongst others, call for renewed thinking and new research into corporate governance mechanisms in the face of a more uncertain and turbulent world. In particular, understanding the emerging trends in corporate governance is more important than ever, not only for firms to successfully adapt, innovate, and transform to meet evolving challenges, but also for policy makers and regulators to design effective policies and regulatory and supervisory mechanisms. As such, new research into the role played by various corporate governance mechanisms in influencing firm operations and performance outcomes is needed. A key theme of this Special Issue lies in extending extant knowledge with respect to the roles of corporate governance in helping firms to successfully adapt, innovate, and transform their operations in an increasingly uncertain and competitive world.

Theoretical and empirical submissions are welcome that address the Special Issue theme. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• The role of board and managerial diversity in affecting firms’ adaptation, innovation, and transformation;
• The role of alternative governance mechanisms that influence firm adaptation, innovation, and transformation;
• The role of executive compensation in affecting firm adaptation, innovation, and transformation;
• The roles played by different stakeholder and ownership types in influencing firm adaptation, innovation, and transformation;
• The importance of institutional differences in affecting firm adaptability, resilience and transformation;
• Corporate governance mechanisms that build resilience in organizations;
• The influence of crises or significant exogenous shocks such as COVID-19 and the situation between Ukraine and Russia on governance and/or organizational control, with implications for firm outcomes;
• The role of national culture, legal regimes, and/or sector norms and governance in affecting firm adaptability, resilience, and transformation;
• The influence of climate change on corporate governance efficacy, and the implications for firm adaptability, resilience, and transformation;
• The impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors on corporate governance reform, and its implications for organizational adaptability, resilience, and transformation.

We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400-600 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send these to the guest editors Prof. Dr. Timothy King ([email protected]) and copy Administrative Sciences Editorial Office ([email protected]). Abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Timothy King
Guest Editor

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• corporate governance
• adaptation, innovation, and transformation
• uncertainty