John Nowland

City University of Hong Kong

Assistant Professor

83 Tat Chee Avenue

Kowloon

Hong Kong

China

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Does Gender Matter in the Boardroom? Evidence from the Market Reaction to Mandatory New Director Announcements

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 02 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2012
Renee B. Adams, Stephen Gray and John Nowland
University of Oxford, University of Queensland - Business School and City University of Hong Kong
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board of directors, director appointments, female directors, gender, monitoring, stakeholders

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Optimal Board Monitoring in Family-Owned Companies: Evidence from Asia

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Optimal Board Monitoring in Family-Owned Companies: Evidence from Asia

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 3-17, 2010
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2010
En-Te (John) Chen and John Nowland
Queensland University of Technology and City University of Hong Kong
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Board of directors, board independence, corporate governance, family companies, monitoring, ownership

Optimal Board Monitoring in Family-Owned Companies: Evidence from Asia

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Vol. 18, Issue 1, pp. 3-17, January 2010
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 20 Jan 2010
En-Te (John) Chen and John Nowland
Queensland University of Technology and City University of Hong Kong
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Professional Expertise and Board Diversity

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 05 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2014
Stephen Gray and John Nowland
University of Queensland - Business School and City University of Hong Kong
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board diversity, board of directors, director appointments, professional expertise

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Long-Term Growth Forecasts and Stock Recommendation Profitability

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2013
Andreas Simon and John Nowland
Pepperdine University - Graziadio Business School and City University of Hong Kong
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Analyst forecasts, long-term earnings growth, stock recommendations, trading strategy

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The Effectiveness of Corporate Governance Codes: Long-Term Analysis from East Asia

Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2011
En-Te (John) Chen and John Nowland
Queensland University of Technology and City University of Hong Kong
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board of directors, codes of good governance, corporate governance, East Asia

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Are East Asian Companies Benefiting from Western Board Practices?

Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 79, pp. 133-150, April 2008
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 01 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2009
John Nowland
City University of Hong Kong
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Board committees, board independence, corporate governance, East Asia

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Aren’t All Directors Busy? Evidence from Director Workload and Attendance

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 27 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2014
Stephen Gray and John Nowland
University of Queensland - Business School and City University of Hong Kong
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attendance, board of directors, busy directors, CEOs, meeting frequency, workload

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Former Politicians as Corporate Directors: Good for Business?

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 28 May 2013
Stephen Gray, Iman Harymawan and John Nowland
University of Queensland - Business School, Universitas Airlangga and City University of Hong Kong
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board of directors, director appointments, director experience, politicians, political connections

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The Effect of National Governance Codes on Firm Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Analyst Earnings Forecasts

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The Effect of National Governance Codes on Firm Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Analyst Earnings Forecasts

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 475-491, 2008
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 28 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2010
John Nowland
City University of Hong Kong
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analysts forecasts, Asia, board independence, corporate governance, disclosure

The Effect of National Governance Codes on Firm Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Analyst Earnings Forecasts

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Vol. 16, Issue 6, pp. 475-491, November 2008
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 Nov 2008
John Nowland
City University of Hong Kong
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Family Representatives in Family Firms

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Family Representatives in Family Firms

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2012
En-Te (John) Chen, Stephen Gray and John Nowland
Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland - Business School and City University of Hong Kong
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family firms, family involvement, family members, family representatives, firm performance

Family Representatives in Family Firms

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Vol. 21, Issue 3, pp. 242-263, 2013
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 09 Apr 2013
En‐Te Chen, John Nowland and Stephen Gray
affiliation not provided to SSRN, City University of Hong Kong and University of Queensland - Business School
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Corporate Governance, Family Firms, Family Members, Family Representatives, Firm Performance

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Why do Family Firms Congregate in Certain Industries?

Corporate Ownership and Control, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2010
En-Te (John) Chen and John Nowland
Queensland University of Technology and City University of Hong Kong
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Family firms, industry, ownership, private benefits

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Multiple Founders and Firm Value

Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2012
En-Te (John) Chen, Stephen Gray and John Nowland
Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland - Business School and City University of Hong Kong
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founders, multiple founders, multi-founder firms, ownership, value

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The Relative Importance of Domestic and Global Factors in Explaining Australian Stock Returns

International Review of Finance, Vol. 3, pp. 1-25, March 2002
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 03 Nov 2003
Peter Clarkson, Vanitha Ragunathan and John Nowland
University of Queensland - Business School, University of Queensland - Business School and City University of Hong Kong
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Is Prior Director Experience Valuable?

Accounting & Finance, Vol. 53, Issue 3, pp. 643-666, 2013
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 29 Aug 2013
Stephen Grey and John Nowland
University of Queensland - Business School and City University of Hong Kong
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Board of directors, Director appointments, Director experience

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The Diversity of Expertise on Corporate Boards in Australia

Accounting & Finance, Vol. 57, Issue 2, pp. 429-463, 2017
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Jun 2017
Stephen Gray and John Nowland
University of Queensland - Business School and City University of Hong Kong
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Board of directors, Director appointments, Diversity, Firm value, Professional expertise

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Political and Government Connections on Corporate Boards in Australia: Good for Business?

Australian Journal of Management, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2016
Posted: 29 Jan 2016
Stephen Gray, Iman Harymawan and John Nowland
University of Queensland - Business School, Universitas Airlangga and City University of Hong Kong

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board of directors, director appointments, director experience, government connections, political connections

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The Effect of a Change in Analyst Composition on Analyst Forecast Accuracy: Evidence from US Cross-Listings

Journal of International Accounting Research, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2010
Posted: 05 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2010
John Nowland and Andreas Simon
City University of Hong Kong and Pepperdine University - Graziadio Business School

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Analyst composition, analyst following, analyst forecast accuracy, cross-listing, disclosure

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Remuneration committees, executive remuneration, and firm performance in Indonesia

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Number of pages: 11
Iman Harymawan, Dian Agustia, Mohammad Nasih, Azmi Inayati and John Nowland
Universitas Airlangga, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Airlangga University and City University of Hong Kong
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Business, Remuneration committee, Remuneration, Firm performance

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CEO busyness and firm performance: evidence from Indonesia

Heliyon
Number of pages: 9
Iman Harymawan, Mohammad Nasih, Melinda Cahyaning Ratri and John Nowland
Universitas Airlangga, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Airlangga University and City University of Hong Kong
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Business Economics

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Political connections and earnings quality: How do connected firms respond to changes in political stability and government effectiveness?

International Journal of Accounting & Information Management
Iman Harymawan and John Nowland
Universitas Airlangga and City University of Hong Kong

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Earnings Quality, Political Connections, Political Stability, Government Effectiveness

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Assessment of Criteria for Performance Excellence (KPKU) and Firm Performance: Evidence from Indonesia

Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues
Number of pages: 12
Melinda Cahyaning Ratri, Iman Harymawan and John Nowland
Airlangga University, Universitas Airlangga and City University of Hong Kong
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KPKU assessment, firm size, firm performance, states owned company

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Convergence in the Ownership and Governance of East Asian Firms?

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 21 Oct 2010
En-Te (John) Chen, Stephen Gray and John Nowland
Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland - Business School and City University of Hong Kong
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East Asia, board of directors, corporate governance, family firms, ownership