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Essays on profit warnings.
Jackson, Dave O. - Florida Atlantic University
Financial regulations require publicly traded firms to disclose firm-specific information relating to their financial performance as well as forecasts of future prospects disclosed to anyone outside the firm. Profit warnings present important market information as to the recent past firm...
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The impact of industry-specific variables on the performance of initial public offerings.
Johnston, Jarrod G. - Florida Atlantic University
This dissertation examines the effect of variables specific to different industries on initial public offerings (IPOs). It has been widely accepted that IPOs perform well in the immediate aftermarket and perform poorly in the subsequent months. The uncertainty surrounding IPOs has been a...
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The role of the term structure of interest rates in bank-failure-prediction models.
Head, Anne M. - Florida Atlantic University
Aspects of the relationship between the term structure of interest rates and bank failure from 1984 to 1989 are explored in the context of a bank-failure-prediction model. For this, the logit technique is employed. Interest rate variables used to characterize the term structure include Treasury,...
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The implications and wealth effects of acquisitions by investment bankers.
Chambliss, Karen. - Florida Atlantic University
The purpose of this study is to develop and empirically test theories on wealth effects surrounding acquisitions by investment bankers. The primary research objective deals with strong-form market efficiency. The test strives to determine if the results of information held by investment bankers...
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The differential effects of agency costs on multinational corporations: Theory and evidence.
Wright, Francis William. - Florida Atlantic University
The corporate form of business organization has associated with it potentially significant agency costs. These costs arise principally from the separation of ownership and control interests in the firm. While it is widely believed that multinational corporations (MNCs) with substantial foreign...
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An investigation of the availability, distribution, and usability of the comprehensive annual financial reports of United States cities.
Hall, Douglas Roger - Florida Atlantic University
public, being beyond all but specially trained accountants and finance professionals. …The study methodology has three parts: a descriptive analysis of sample documents; a survey of finance directors …. The CAFR model needs to be simplified, organized better, and common language used. GASB, the Government Finance Officers …
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Two essays on newly public firms.
Wiggenhorn, Joan. - Florida Atlantic University
This dissertation examines the stock price behavior of newly public firms following two separate events, acquisition announcements and a large single day price change. For the first essay on overreaction, the changes in both liquidity and information are considered in studying the stock price...
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Essays on high-tech acquisitions and divestitures.
Benou, Georgia. - Florida Atlantic University
Since the early 1990s there has been a substantial increase both in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as well as in divestitures of high-tech companies. This dissertation examines the takeover and divestiture activity in high-tech markets in an effort to extend our current knowledge regarding...
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Essays on takeover defenses and cancellations.
Glegg, Charmaine A. - Florida Atlantic University
This dissertation analyzes the impact of takeover defenses and cancellations in three essays: (1) The Impact of the Strength of Targets' Takeover Defense Mechanisms on Acquiring Firms; (2) The Impact of the Announcement of Shareholder-Friendly Poison Pill Provisions on Shareholder Wealth; and...
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Penny stock IPOs as investments.
Konku, Daniel K. - Florida Atlantic University
Researchers of Initial Public Offerings, IPOs, have, traditionally, filtered out low-priced stocks with cut-off prices depending on individual study. This study examines underpricing, short- and long-run performance of one special class of such low-priced stocks. I examine IPOs filed for and...
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