CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue of

Asia–Pacific Journal of Financial Studies

on Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets

Special Issue Editor: Jun–Koo Kang

Nanyang Technological University

Asia–Pacific Journal of Financial Studies (AJFS) invites manuscripts for a special issue on corporate governance in emerging markets and related issues, scheduled for publication in 2012. AJFS is the first finance journal published in Asia covered by the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). AJFS has been published since 1980 by the Korean Securities Association (KSA), the oldest and largest academic organization of finance scholars and practitioners in Korea. For additional information about the Journal, please visit http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123324997/grouphome/home.html and www.apjfs.org.

Topics for the Special Issue include, but are not limited to, theoretical, experimental, and empirical research in the following areas:

·        Market for corporate control in emerging markets

·        Role of the board in emerging markets and firm performance

                ·        Link between financial market developments and corporate governance

·        Corporate social responsibility in emerging markets and firm performance

·        Corporate governance and enforcement mechanisms in emerging markets

·        Institutional investor activism in emerging markets

·        Corporate governance and political influence in emerging markets

·        Corporate governance of state–owned enterprises in emerging markets

·        Managerial compensation and incentives in emerging markets

·        Behavioral aspects of corporate governance in emerging markets

                ·        Governance reforms in emerging markets and their effects

AWARDS:

Up to eight papers will be selected for the Special Issue and US$1,000 (or 1,000,000 KRW) award will be granted to each selected paper. 

SUBMISSION INFORMATION: 

All manuscripts must be in English and include an abstract of fewer than 500 words. The cover page should contain the paper’s title, the author’s name, affiliation, address, and e–mail address. The second page should contain only the paper’s title and abstract. All manuscripts should be submitted in PDF format to AJFS2011@gmail.com by August 31, 2011.  No submission fee is required. We expect to complete the review process and notify the result by December 31, 2011.
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