Corporate Finance and Governance in a Changing Global Environment
A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074). This special issue belongs to the section "Business and Entrepreneurship".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 August 2026 | Viewed by 25
Special Issue Editors
Interests: corporate governance; financial institution; market microstructure; environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue explores the evolving dynamics of corporate finance and governance amid the challenges of a rapidly changing global environment. As firms operate under increasing economic uncertainty, regulatory shifts, geopolitical risks, and sustainability demands, interactions between governance mechanisms and financial decision-making have taken on new urgency and complexity.
We welcome theoretical and empirical contributions that examine how corporate governance affects financial decisions related to capital structure, investment, dividends, risk-taking, and firm resilience. Submissions may also explore how institutional contexts, ownership structures, board characteristics, and stakeholder expectations influence corporate financial behavior across both emerging and developed markets.
By fostering cross-disciplinary perspectives from finance, law, management, and economics, this Special Issue aims to provide deeper insight into how governance practices shape corporate financial outcomes in today’s globalized and uncertain environment.
Dr. Jianing Zhang
Dr. Xiaoling Pu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- corporate finance
- corporate governance
- financial risk
- financial decision-making
- capital structure
- investment policy
- ownership and control
- board characteristics
- ESG and stakeholder engagement
- institutional environment
- firm resilience
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