Dr, Department of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Research Article
COVID-19 and Corporate Governance Performance: Beyond the Financial Metrics
Author(s): Ifeanyi Onuka Onwuka*
Corporate governance and more broadly, the performance of corporate boards have traditional been measured using financial metrics. These financial metrics like
Return on Investment (ROI), Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), Earnings and Profitability Ratio (E and P) are ex-post measure of organizations
wellbeing or lack thereof arising from corporate board activities. These financial metrics are, for all intents and purposes, self-serving and one-dimensional measure
of corporate performance. They do not fully account for the other dimensions of organization responsibilities especially, the social, health and environmental
benefits expected from organization’s activities. The COVID-19 and the changing organizational dynamics have made the case for corporate board’s performance
to be assessed beyond the usual financial metrics. In this study, we pr.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2223-5833.21.s6.001