This study examines whether the corporate governance rankings published by The Globe and Mail, a reputed national Canadian newspaper, are reflected in the values that investors accord to firms. A sample of 796 observations on 289 Canadian companies from 2002-2005 inclusively was analyzed using a...

We analyze earnings forecasting errors made by financial analysts for 18 European countries over the 1995-2006 period. We use the Heston-Rouwenhorst approach to unravel country-, industry-, and firm-specific effects as a source of variation in financial analysts' earnings forecast errors. We...

We analyze earnings forecasting errors made by financial analysts for 13 European countries over the 1990-2006 period. We use the Heston-Rouwenhorst approach to unravel country-, industry-, and firm-specific effects as a source of variation in financial analysts’ earnings forecast errors. We...

This study aims to examine the trends in the sustainability performance indicators disclosed in sustainability reports by Canadian companies. Our sample is comprised of eight companies in four sectors and our observations cover a 19-year period. The results of our analysis show a general...

The shareholder democracy phenomenon is becoming increasingly successful all over the world. This article proposes a description of shareholder activism on the Canadian market since its beginning, at least 15 years ago. First of all, the conceptual framework is based on the conflict of interest...

Cette étude examine le taux d'implantation des résolutions d'actionnaires soumises lors des assemblées annuelles des actionnaires. L'étude porte notamment sur les résolutions d'actionnaires reliées aux pratiques de gouvernance des sociétés canadiennes. Les résultats des analyses menées...

Spanish Abstract: El nicho de mercado creado por el Comercio Justo (CJ), basado en principios de solidaridad y de cooperación, ha atraído la participación de las grandes multinacionales. Dichas empresas utilizan como instrumento de inserción al CJ diversos sellos y programas de...

This study aims to examine the trends in the sustainability performance indicators disclosed in sustainability reports by Canadian companies. Our sample is comprised of eight companies in four sectors and our observations cover a 19-year period. The results of our analysis show a general...

L 'objectif de cette recherche est d'analyser l'activisme actionnarial visant à améliorer les pratiques de responsabilité sociale et environnementale de certaines entreprises cotées sur le marché canadien sous la forme de résolutions entre 2000 et 2011. A partir des 238 cas analysés, nous...

Cette contribution a été construite autour des premiers résultats d'un projet de recherche global sur la manière de piloter le développement durable et la gestion des PME. Dans une première partie, il sera présenté les principales approches des questions liées à la responsabilité...