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This article investigates the impact of CEO attributes on corporate reputation, financial performance, and corporate sustainable growth in India. Using static panel data methodology for a sample of NSE listed leading 138 non-financial companies over the time-frame 2011 to 2018, we find that CEO remuneration and tenure maintains significant positive associations with corporate reputation, while duality and CEO busyness are found to be associated with corporate reputation negatively. The results also show that female CEOs and CEO remuneration are associated with corporate financial performance positively, whereas CEO busyness, as expected, holds a significant negative relationship with corporate financial performance. Moreover, the results demonstrate that CEO age is associated with corporate sustainable growth negatively, while tenure appears to have a significant and positive association with corporate sustainable growth. The results are robust to various tests and suggest that in the Indian context, demographic and job-specific attributes of CEOs exert significant influence on corporate reputation, financial performance, and corporate sustainable growth. The empirical findings would provide a basis for the shareholders and companies to identify areas of consideration when appointing CEOs and determining their roles and responsibilities.

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Purpose This study aims to analyse the following: first, the financial performance of General Insurance Re (GIC Re) using performance ratios (PRs); second, the uniformity of different financial performance indicators of GIC Re; third, the internal growth capacity of GIC Re; and finally, the likelihood of GIC Re going into financial distress. Design/methodology/approach As a sample, GIC Re, the lion shareholder in Indian Reinsurance Industry has been considered in the present study. All the necessary data have been extracted from the secondary sources over a time period of 16 years. The financial performance of GIC Re is assessed using five standard ratios, and the uniformity of different financial performance indicators of GIC Re has been examined using Kendall’s Coefficient of Concordance (W). To assess the internal growth capacity of GIC Re internal growth rate has been used, and the likelihood of GIC Re going into financial distress is analysed using multivariate discriminant approach, namely, modified Altman’s Z-score model and logit analysis technique, namely, Ohlson’s O-score model. Findings The results exhibit that financial performance of GIC Re is somewhat satisfactory over a few considerable areas. However, no notable degree of uniformity has been observed amongst the varied financial performance indicators, namely, performance ratio, expense ratio, return on assets, risk retention ratio and combined ratio of GIC Re. The results also reveal GIC Re is lacking ability of growing internally. Moreover, there remains a significant possibility of GIC Re going into financial distress in the near future and so. Originality/value This study is one of the first empirical research studies in India that examines the financial performance of GIC Re from different perspectives.

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This study has investigated the influence of the stock liquidity (measured by Amihud’s illiquidity) of a company on its capital structure using the top 100 non-finance firms listed in the NSE from 2010-11 to 2019-20. Using the fixed-effect panel regression model, the study has established that illiquidity has a significant affirmative influence on the book and market leverage. Furthermore, the findings reveal that turnover representing the business size and return on assets have adverse associations with both book and market leverage. Moreover, asset tangibility bears a positive influence on book leverage. The results endorse the usefulness of the notion of Peckingorder in the context of Indian companies.

Due to consequent accounting scandals in the financial markets, Earnings Management has become an important topic of research. Based on prior literature in the area of Earnings Management, this study aims to offer an investigation to find the relationship between some firm-specific factors and Earnings Management in respect of Indian Food Processing Industry. Specifically, it seeks to review the relationship between Free Cash Flows, Operating Cycle, Profitability, Earnings Management Flexibility, Asset Tangibility, and Firm Size on Accrual Based Earnings Management on panel data framework. Using the Fixed Effect Model the study finds a positive impact of two independent variables, namely, Free Cash Flows and Profitability on the Earnings Management. On the contrary, no relationship has been found between other independent variables and Earnings Management.