Zhang Cheng, Ph.D., is Professor at School of Accounting, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics.Rajah Rasiah, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya. His research interests include technology and international development, foreign investment, human capital, public health, and environment. He holds external positions at UNU-MERIT, Oxford University, Cambridge University, and Universiti Tenaga Nasional. He is the 2014 recipient of the Celso Furtado Prize awarded by the World Academy of Sciences for advancing the frontiers of social science thought.Cheong Kee Cheok is Senior Advisor at the Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya. His research interests include economic development, transition economies, employment and poverty, and international economic relations. Some of his selected publications include Revisiting Malaysia's Population-Development Nexus: The Past In Its Future (UMPress) and Government-Linked Companies And Sustainable, Equitable Development (Routledge).

• Introduction.- Theoretical Considerations.- Methodology and Data.- Determinants of Board Composition.- Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Firm Performance.- Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Firm-Risk Taking.- Conclusions.

Zhang Cheng, Ph.D., is Professor at School of Accounting, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics.Rajah Rasiah, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya. His research interests include technology and international development, foreign investment, human capital, public health, and environment. He holds external positions at UNU-MERIT, Oxford University, Cambridge University, and Universiti Tenaga Nasional. He is the 2014 recipient of the Celso Furtado Prize awarded by the World Academy of Sciences for advancing the frontiers of social science thought.Cheong Kee Cheok is Senior Advisor at the Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya. His research interests include economic development, transition economies, employment and poverty, and international economic relations. Some of his selected publications include Revisiting Malaysia's Population-Development Nexus: The Past In Its Future (UMPress) and Government-Linked Companies And Sustainable, Equitable Development (Routledge).

• Introduction.- Theoretical Considerations.- Methodology and Data.- Determinants of Board Composition.- Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Firm Performance.- Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Firm-Risk Taking.- Conclusions.