• Agency costs, ownership structure and corporate governance mechanisms: A case study in New Zealand unlisted small companies 

  Hewa Wellalage, Nirosha; Locke, Stuart (Victoria University, School of Law, 2011)

  This study investigates the linkage between agency costs, ownership structure and corporate governance in small business. Eleven years of data for 100 unlisted small businesses, are collected and 1099 observations are ...

• Applicability of contrarian strategy in the Bombay stock exchange 

  Locke, Stuart; Gupta, Kartick (Sage Publications, 2009)

  The application of contrarian strategies in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) are examined in this paper, shedding further light on competing explanations underlying this anomaly. Three specific issues are investigated using ...

• Board structure, ownership structure and firm performance: A study of New Zealand listed-firms 

  Fauzi, Fitriya; Locke, Stuart (Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2012)

  This paper investigates the role of board structure and the effect of ownership structures on firm performance in New Zealand's listed firms. Several studies, the majority from the U.S., U.K. and Japan, have examined the ...

  

• Corporate governance – Performance relationship in microfinance institutions (MFIs) 

  Thrikawala, Sujani Sudhara; Locke, Stuart; Reddy, Krishna (Macrothink Institute, 2013)

  The relationship between governance and the performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) is discussed in this paper. MFI performance encompasses both financial performance and outreach. Good governance in terms of ...

  

• Cost of small business banking: a New Zealand study 

  Locke, Stuart; Boulanaour, Zachariah (Springer, 2009)

  The research reported in this article develops a model for assessing the cost of banking services faced by small businesses. The lack of price competition in the provision of small business banking services combined with ...

• Measurement of SME risk and its relationship with SME operating characteristics: An empirical study in Malaysia 

  Harith, Samir (The University of Waikato, 2018)

  SMEs are inherently risky organisations reflected in high birth and death rates in many countries. This risk of failure is exacerbated by the financial and operational opacity of SMEs, which hamper efforts by authorities ...

  

• Improving Corporate Governance in Nepalese Financial Institutions to Promote Growth and Performance 

  Acharya, Sanjeev (The University of Waikato, 2018)

  This study investigates the impact of corporate governance practices on the performance of commercial banks in Nepal. Specifically, the analysis focuses on the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and ...

  

• A trajectory of financial inclusion towards economic inclusion: Empirical evidence from LICs-Ghana as a case. 

  Agyekum, Kwame Francis (The University of Waikato, 2017)

  This study investigates the trajectory of financial inclusion towards economic inclusion in Ghana. The aim is to track the dynamisms and the conduits through which financial inclusion translates into an inclusive-economic ...

  

• An investigation of how changes to corporate governance in Nepalese microfinance institutions may increase outreach while maintaining their financial performance. 

  Jha, Dilip Kumar (The University of Waikato, 2017)

  Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) traditionally have a mission to provide credit to the poorest of the poor and promote sustainable pathways towards a better tomorrow. Importantly, promoting financial inclusion by providing ...

  

• Corporate Governance and Performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs): A Comparative Study in Sri Lanka and India 

  Thrikawala, Sujani Sudhara (University of Waikato, 2016)

  This thesis investigates the impact of corporate governance practices on financial performance and outreach of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Sri Lanka and India. Guidance and principles developed from prior research ...

  

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