New issue of the Corporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition journal
The editorial team of Virtus Interpress is pleased to introduce the first issue of the journal Corporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition in 2025. The journal contributes to advancing knowledge on corporate governance by offering evidence-based insights that are of interest to scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers alike. The articles published in this issue explore a number of timely and relevant themes.
In particular, the presented articles cover such topics as corporate governance, board of directors’ effectiveness, board governance, succession planning, talent management strategies, career aspirations, top management, business continuity, earnings management, ownership structure, diversity management, sustainable firm performance, governance integrity, boardroom dynamics, ethical leadership, ESG, stakeholder confidence, financial risk mitigation, financial sustainability, R&D investments, CEO power, audit outcomes, external auditors, dividend policy, and others.
The full issue of the journal is available at the following link .
The first study by Trilochan Sharma, Pramod Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Parag Shukla, and Pankaj Kumar Tripathi explores the alignment between talent management strategies and succession planning. Based on insights from 130 senior human resources professionals, the research reveals that while development programs foster effective succession, standard talent reviews and career aspiration systems alone are insufficient.
Mohammed Nader Turshan investigates the effectiveness of board governance and ownership structures as mechanisms to mitigate earnings management in Palestinian non-financial firms and reveals that family ownership, board independence, and engagement with Big Four audit firms can reduce earnings manipulation.
Aqil Waqar Khan analyzes the impact of diversity management on sustainable financial performance, finding that gender and political diversity enhance long-term outcomes, whereas nationality diversity may hinder financial sustainability.
Keren Bar-Hava demonstrates how unchecked board toxicity leads to governance failures, reputational damage, and ESG misalignment and proposes a decision-tree framework to proactively address board toxicity, integrating legal, behavioral, and governance principles to mitigate reputational and operational risks.
The research undertaken by Hareth Alshamayleh investigates how R&D investments drive financial sustainability in Saudi firms, emphasizing the moderating effect of CEO power and the importance of balanced leadership for innovation-driven growth.
Yaser Saleh Al Frijat and Mohammad Eid Al-Hajaia explore how auditors’ technical, digital, and creative competencies enhance audit quality amid digital transformation, underscoring the strategic value of auditor innovation in light of International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board’s (IAASB) recommendations.
The final article by Jodi Al Anshari Muttaqi and Triasesiarta Nur examines the relationship between ESG performance and dividend policy in Indonesian firms, highlighting the moderating role of board gender diversity.
We hope that reading this issue will be pleasant and informative for you!
