Ichiro Iwasaki is a specially appointed professor at the Department of Law, Economics and Management of Okinawa University in Okinawa and a research fellow of the Institute of Economic Research of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan. He specializes in corporate finance and comparative economics. He has authored nearly 250 publications in scholarly books and international journals.Xinxin Ma is a professor in the Faculty of Economics at Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan. Her areas of expertise include labor economics, transition economies, comparative economics, and the Chinese economy. She has published over 200 scholarly works, including books and journal articles in English, Chinese, and Japanese.Satoshi Mizobata is an emeritus professor and a specially appointed professor at the Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan. His research focuses on corporate governance, comparative economics, and emerging market economies. He has published nearly 200 scholarly books and journal articles.

• ContentsList of figuresList of tablesList of online appendixesPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionPart I. Corporate Ownership and Firm Behaviour: A Meta-Analytic Approach1. Ownership Structure and Firm Performance2. Corporate Ownership and Managerial TurnoverPart II. Internal Organization: Through the lens of the Corporate Board3. Structure of Corporate Boards and its determinants4. Board Generational Diversity Part III. Gender and Firms5. Gender Diversity of Corporate Officers6. Women's Social Empowerment and its Impact on Board StructuresPart IV. Labor Relations 7. The Wage Function: A Meta-Analytic Comparison8. Trade Unions: Does Union Membership ensure a Wage Premium?Part V. Society and Firms9. Corporate Social Responsibility10. Corporate CrimeIndex

Ichiro Iwasaki is a specially appointed professor at the Department of Law, Economics and Management of Okinawa University in Okinawa and a research fellow of the Institute of Economic Research of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan. He specializes in corporate finance and comparative economics. He has authored nearly 250 publications in scholarly books and international journals.Xinxin Ma is a professor in the Faculty of Economics at Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan. Her areas of expertise include labor economics, transition economies, comparative economics, and the Chinese economy. She has published over 200 scholarly works, including books and journal articles in English, Chinese, and Japanese.Satoshi Mizobata is an emeritus professor and a specially appointed professor at the Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan. His research focuses on corporate governance, comparative economics, and emerging market economies. He has published nearly 200 scholarly books and journal articles.

• ContentsList of figuresList of tablesList of online appendixesPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionPart I. Corporate Ownership and Firm Behaviour: A Meta-Analytic Approach1. Ownership Structure and Firm Performance2. Corporate Ownership and Managerial TurnoverPart II. Internal Organization: Through the lens of the Corporate Board3. Structure of Corporate Boards and its determinants4. Board Generational Diversity Part III. Gender and Firms5. Gender Diversity of Corporate Officers6. Women's Social Empowerment and its Impact on Board StructuresPart IV. Labor Relations 7. The Wage Function: A Meta-Analytic Comparison8. Trade Unions: Does Union Membership ensure a Wage Premium?Part V. Society and Firms9. Corporate Social Responsibility10. Corporate CrimeIndex

Ichiro Iwasaki is a specially appointed professor at the Department of Law, Economics and Management of Okinawa University in Okinawa and a research fellow of the Institute of Economic Research of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan. He specializes in corporate finance and comparative economics. He has authored nearly 250 publications in scholarly books and international journals.Xinxin Ma is a professor in the Faculty of Economics at Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan. Her areas of expertise include labor economics, transition economies, comparative economics, and the Chinese economy. She has published over 200 scholarly works, including books and journal articles in English, Chinese, and Japanese.Satoshi Mizobata is an emeritus professor and a specially appointed professor at the Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan. His research focuses on corporate governance, comparative economics, and emerging market economies. He has published nearly 200 scholarly books and journal articles.

• ContentsList of figuresList of tablesList of online appendixesPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionPart I. Corporate Ownership and Firm Behaviour: A Meta-Analytic Approach1. Ownership Structure and Firm Performance2. Corporate Ownership and Managerial TurnoverPart II. Internal Organization: Through the lens of the Corporate Board3. Structure of Corporate Boards and its determinants4. Board Generational Diversity Part III. Gender and Firms5. Gender Diversity of Corporate Officers6. Women's Social Empowerment and its Impact on Board StructuresPart IV. Labor Relations 7. The Wage Function: A Meta-Analytic Comparison8. Trade Unions: Does Union Membership ensure a Wage Premium?Part V. Society and Firms9. Corporate Social Responsibility10. Corporate CrimeIndex