The IUP Journal of Corporate Governance

Volume 25, Issue 2, April-June 2026

ISSN :0972-6853

Impact Factor: 2.74; Acceptance rate: 25%; Acceptance rate: 6-8 months

A "peer-reviewed" journal included in the ABDC List, and also distributed by EBSCO and ProQuest (Part of Clarivate) Database

It is a quarterly journal focusing on Governance and ethics framework, Role of boards, Role of CEOs, CFOs and other senior management in corporate governance, Role of other stakeholders, Disclosure and transparency, Regulation and best governance practices, etc.

Focus Areas

  • Governance & Ethics Framework   |  
  • Role of Boards   |  
  • Role of CEOs, CFOs and other Senior Management   |  
  • Role of other Stakeholders   |  
  • Disclosure & Transparency   |  
  • Regulation   |  
  • Best Practices   |  

Current Issue

Volume 25, Issue 2, April-June 2026
Integrating Agency and Stakeholder Theories: A Governance Framework for Sustainable SMEs in India

Author: Naveen Kumar, Janani M, Meenakshi Saratha, Ramadevi and Muthu Kumar T

Published Online: April, 2026

Keywords: Sustainable SMEs, Governance framework, ESG goals, Risk management, Board structure, Decision-making

Impact of ESG and CSR on the Financial Performance of Indian IT Firms: An Empirical Study

Author: Sivanandhini S and Thineshkumar M

Published Online: April, 2026

Keywords: Indian IT sector, ESG performance, CSR spending, Financial performance, ROA, ROE, Tobin’s Q, Fixed effects panel regression, Emerging markets

Balancing Sustainability and Profit: Impact of ESG Ratings on ICT Firms

Author: Abhishek Sinha, Munawar Sayyad and Rajesh Kumar

Published Online: April, 2026

Keywords: ESG ratings, ICT sector, Firm performance, Sustainability, Corporate governance, Social responsibility, Environmental performance, Panel data analysis, Stakeholder theory, Financial performance

Conceptualizing and Mapping Corporate Governance Quality in Emerging Markets

Author: Manjari Das and Angshuman Hazarika

Published Online: April, 2026

Keywords: Corporate governance quality, ESG-oriented governance, Board governance, Board gender diversity, Emerging markets

Role of Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Governance: A Bibliometric Perspective

Author: Sripathi I L S Nagasri and Arunkumar Sivakumar

Published Online: April, 2026

Keywords: Stakeholder engagement, Bibliometric analysis, Risk management, Cluster analysis, Decision making, Corporate governance

Archives


Volume 25, Issue 1, January-March 2026

Exploring the Relationship Between Ownership Structure and Firm Performance of Nifty 500 Companies: A GMM Approach

Author: Vishnu Kumar Mahawar and Shilpa Lodha

Published Online: January, 2026

Keywords: Ownership structure, Ownership concentration, Institutional ownership, Corporate governance, Return on investment, Return on equity

Which Comes First, Profit or Purpose? A Causal Analysis of ESG and Financial Performance

Author: Preethi Karlapudi and Gaddam Naresh Reddy

Published Online: January, 2026

Keywords: ESG, Panel data regression, Bidirectional causality, Granger causality, Highly polluting industries

Unveiling the Short-Term Profitability Dynamics of CEO Overconfidence: Insights from Indian Firms

Author: Diksha Saini and Balwinder Singh

Published Online: January, 2026

Keywords: CEO overconfidence, Firm profitability, Behavioral bias, Corporate decisions, Overinvestment, India

Shareholder Activism by Institutional Investors: An Analysis of Mutual Fund Business Group Connections and Proxy Voting in India

Author: S Subramanian

Published Online: January, 2026

Keywords: Shareholder activism, Corporate governance, Mutual funds, Proxy voting

ESG Metrics and Financial Resilience in Euro STOXX 50 Companies: A Quantile Regression and Cluster Analysis Using Bloomberg Data

Author: Sumedh Pimpalkhute, Saumya Joshi and Abhay Kumar

Published Online: January, 2026

Keywords: ESG metrics, Financial resilience, Quantile regression, Cluster analysis, Corporate governance