We are glad to publish an update on the upcoming international conference “NEW CHALLENGES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THEORY AND PRACTICE” to be held in Naples (Italy) on October 3-4, 2019.

By July 11th we have received 20 submissions under the following titles:

Activist investors: Implications for corporate governance
Contemporary financial reporting and intangibles resources: Implications for corporate governance
Executive authorities in Euroland during the financial crisis. A comparison between European Commission and national governments
Corporate governance mechanism in the context of Portugal
Do corporate governance ratings change investor expectations? Evidence from announcements by institutional shareholder services
Collaborative governance against corruption
Communication in corporate governance behavioral and distortion: A cognitive approach to the management of the company
Environmental, social, and governance disclosure: The role of religiosity at a cross-country level
The result of cultural and legislative change: The new monistic model of UBI Banca
Relevance of artificial intelligence in politics
Trends and perspectives on corporate governance, firm performance and CEO compensation: 1990-2017
Impact of relationship marketing investments on customers loyalty, analyzing the role of trust and type of management
The impact of ESG scores on cost of equity and firm’s profitability
AI, gentrification, and jobs: Implications for boards of directors and corporate governance
Corporate governance: How fiscal and industry revolution in Italy can change the labour market?
Independent directors in Sweden and their influence on earnings through accounting and cash flow management
Livelihoods strategies of Satar/Santhal: A resilience perspective
The relationship between minority directors and earnings management: An empirical analysis in the Italian institutional setting
Corporate governance impact on bank performance evidence from Europe
New trends and challenges in shareholder activism: Theory and practice

The authors of the papers represent 10 countries including USA, UK, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, France, India, and others.

Due to the vacation time, members of the conference organizing committee decided to extend the submission deadline. Thus, you are welcome to submit an extended abstract (or full paper) till August, 1. Thus, the registration for the conference is open now and all participants should fill in the registration form here.

You are welcome to submit an extended abstract of the paper (400-1000 words) or a full paper (4000-6000 words), including the title and affiliation by e-mail: naples2019conf@virtusinterpress.org

All of the papers/abstracts accepted will be published in conference proceedings, that will be prepared for at-conference delivery (printed version) and will be also available post-conference (online). More information on proceedings and other publication opportunities is available here.

Conference sponsors have also prepared an award for young researchers (under 35). Conference Editorial Committee will choose the best paper which will be awarded with 500 Euro prize at the end of the conference.