Purpose: Corporate governance and management of working capital are seen as two main fields of corporate finance. The purpose of the research study is to examine the interrelationships between corporate governance, working capital management and performance of the firm.Design/Methodology/Approach: Sample consists of 140 non-financial firms listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange from 2008 to 2015. Data has been analyzed by using structural equation model. Mediating effects of managing working capital have been tested by using the approach suggested by Preacher and Hayes (2008).Findings: The findings revealed that current ratio partially mediates the effect of size of the board and CEO role duality whereas fully mediates the Impact of a concentration of ownership on firm results. The other variable of working capital management i.e. cash conversion cycle has not shown any mediating effect in Corporate governance and the relationship between firm results. For the other relationship the study found that board size affects firm performance positively whereas CEO duality and audit committee independence have negative impact on profitability of firms. For the relationship of working capital management on firm Performance, the study identified substantial negative and positive impacts on firm performance of the cash conversion period and current ratio, respectively.Implications/Originality/Value: The current study was based on least considered variables and the pioneer in testing the complex relationship through SEM-AMOS.

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The main aim of the current study is to examine the relationship of ownership and board characteristics with firm performance of Pakistan non‐financial firms. This study employed panel data and collected from the annual reports of Pakistan for the period of 2010–2017 and used the regression model. The findings of this study state that the managerial ownership and foreign ownership have a significant positive impact on firm performance measured by market share. Duality has a significant negative and board independent is negative but not significant impact. Board size also has a significant positive relationship with firm performance. The good corporate governance is important which reduce the agency conflicts and enhance the stakeholder's interest. This study explores the link of ownership and board characteristics with firm performance examined by market share. The findings of this study will be helpful to the stakeholders, policymakers, government and practitioners.

Objective - The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the financial resilience perspective in banks, with an aim to distinguish empirically between Islamic and Conventional Commercial Banks with respect to short-term and long-term financial resilience. Methodology/Technique - Panel data analysis of the banks by calculating diagnostics and ratios. Findings - Islamic banks are less resilient with respect to liquidity in the short term, but significantly more resilient in long term than Conventional commercial banks. Novelty - This research paper is an original work of the authors and is unique with respect to the resilience dimension applied to segregate the Islamic banks from Conventional commercial banks. Type of Paper - Empirical Keywords: Islamic bank, Conventional Bank, Financial resilience.