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De Ratio van Corporate Governance
de Jong, de Jong, A. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2006
Abe de Jong (1970) is Professor in Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance at RSM Erasmus University. He obtained a PhD in finance at Tilburg University (1999). His research and teaching interests are in the area of empirical corporate finance and include capital structure choice, dividend...
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Corporate Finance In Europe Confronting Theory With Practice
Brounen, Brounen, D.; de Jong, de Jong, A.; Koedijk, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004
In this paper we present the results of an international survey among 313 CFOs on capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and corporate governance. We extend previous results of Graham and Harvey (2001) by broadening their sample internationally, by including corporate governance,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730904
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Corporate Governance and Acquisitions: Acquirer Wealth Effects in the Netherlands
de Jong, de Jong, A.; van der Poel, van der Poel, A.M.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2007
–agent problems predicts that managers of exchange-listed corporations may pursue acquisitions even when these do not add value for … the shareholders. Corporate governance structures serve to constrain managers in their acquisition activity. In this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730980
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Shareholders’ Voting at General Meetings: Evidence from the Netherlands
de Jong, de Jong, A.; Mertens, Mertens, G.M.H.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004
We study annual general meetings of shareholders in the Netherlands. The Dutch corporate governance system is characterized by relatively concentrated shareholdings and large stakes owned by pension funds, banks and insurance companies. The legal protection of shareholders is poor due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730998
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The Role of Self-Regulation in Corporate Governance
de Jong, de Jong, A.; DeJong, D.V.; Mertens, Mertens, G.M.H. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2001
This paper assesses the effectiveness of self-regulation to promote investor interests. The Netherlands provides an excellent opportunity to gather such evidence for two reasons. First, characteristics of the Dutch corporate governance structure have made it the recent focus of attention by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010731323
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Royal Ahold: A Failure Of Corporate Governance
de Jong, de Jong, A.; DeJong, D.V.; Mertens, Mertens, G.M.H. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005
Royal Ahold (Koninklijke Ahold NV) was one of the major success stories in the 1990s and is one of the major failures in corporate governance, suffering a complete meltdown in 2003. This clinical study analyzes Ahold’s growth strategy through acquisitions and isolates the cause of the failed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010731357
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Corporate Governance and the Cost of Debt of Large European Firms
van Dijk, Dick; Schauten, Schauten, M.B.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2010
This paper examines the effects of different corporate governance mechanisms on the cost of debt for large European firms and documents a novel interaction effect between shareholder rights and disclosure. Improved disclosure leads to a lower credit spread only if shareholder rights are low. A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837530
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When Do Managers Seek Private Equity Backing in Public-to-Private Transactions?
van Dijk, Dick; Fidrmuc, Fidrmuc, J.P.; Roosenboom, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2007
interesting for private equity investors that are looking to partner with incumbent management. This offers managers the choice to … managers decide for a management buyout without any involvement of private equity in case they are less financially constrained …: when their firms are undervalued, have high cash levels, are smaller and less financially visible, and the managers own a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837590
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Corporate Governance and the Value of Excess Cash Holdings of Large European Firms
van Dijk, Dick; Schauten, Schauten, M.B.J.; van der … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2008
prevent managers from wasting excess cash. For non-UK firms we find that the value of €1 of excess cash in a poorly governed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837639
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Accommodating Two Worlds in One Organization: Changing Board Models in Agricultural Cooperatives
Bijman, Bijman, W.J.J.; Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2012
in the allocation of decision rights between board of directors (representing members) and managers. The traditional role … of the board is to direct the activities of the managers. However, professional management increasingly makes most …
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