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Enhancing Corporate Governance with Blockchain and Smart Contracts: A Systematic Review of Agency Conflict Mitigation Prasetia, Arus Reka; Perdananti, Primanola; Waspada, Ikaputera; Sari, Maya
Moneta : Journal of Economics and Finance Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): January 2026
Publisher : Indonesian Scientific Publication

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61978/moneta.v4i1.1249

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Agency conflicts remain a persistent challenge in corporate governance because information asymmetry and misaligned incentives can weaken monitoring and accountability. This systematic literature review synthesizes international empirical evidence on how blockchain and smart contracts relate to agency conflict mitigation and governance outcomes, and it clarifies boundary conditions and implications for Agency Theory. We followed PRISMA reporting guidance and searched Scopus for English journal articles published between 2018 and 2025. After title, abstract, and full-text screening, 13 empirical studies were included for quality appraisal and thematic narrative synthesis. Across contexts, blockchain adoption or innovation intensity is most consistently associated with improved information environments, including higher transparency and reporting quality and lower opportunism related proxies, and it is also associated with improved investment efficiency and selected compliance and risk outcomes. Evidence on smart contracts is substantially thinner. Smart contracts are explicitly analysed in one case study and they are discussed secondarily in one additional study, while none of the large sample quantitative studies operationalises smart contract use as a distinct construct. The synthesis indicates that governance benefits depend on data integrity supported by internal controls, external monitoring and assurance capacity, and regulatory and legal alignment that enables auditability and enforceability. Overall, blockchain-enabled corporate governance is best interpreted as governance by system design that complements conventional mechanisms and motivates future research on measurable smart contract use cases and stronger causal identification.
A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Islamic Bank Stability in Asian OIC Countries Amalia, Shendy; Heryana, Toni; Waspada, Ikaputera; Sari, Maya; Ho, Thuy Tien
Jurnal Reviu Akuntansi dan Keuangan Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Reviu Akuntansi dan Keuangan
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22219/jrak.v16i1.42823

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Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between asset diversification and Islamic bank stability by incorporating profitability as a mediating variable and managerial ownership as a moderating variable. The study aims to determine whether diversification contributes to financial resilience and whether internal governance mechanisms reinforce this effect. Methodology/approach: Using panel data from Islamic banks in OIC Asian countries during 2020–2024, the analysis applies Hayes’ PROCESS Model 15, allowing the simultaneous examination of mediation and moderation effects within a single analytical framework. Findings: The results show that managerial ownership plays a decisive role in influencing Islamic bank stability, with evidence pointing to a destabilizing governance effect. Conversely, asset diversification and profitability do not demonstrate a meaningful relationship with stability. Additional analysis indicates that profitability does not mediate the diversification stability nexus, and managerial ownership does not condition these relationships. These findings highlight the dominant role of governance incentives over diversification strategies in explaining stability outcomes among Islamic banks. Practical implications: The study enriches the agency–governance discourse in Islamic finance and offers policy insights for strengthening the long-term resilience of Islamic banks. Originality/value: The research introduces a moderated mediation framework integrating diversification, profitability, and managerial ownership using Hayes’ PROCESS Model 15 in the context of OIC Asian Islamic banks.