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Executive Compensation: Pay-for-Performance in High-Technology Firms

Faria, Paula; Martins, Franscisco Vitorino; Brandão, … - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2013

This study examines the relationship between corporate performance and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) compensation … with other industrial sectors from standard classification codes and tested in terms of corporate performance. The … performance variables are used in this work, such as assets, employees, sales, net income, and earnings per share (EPS), as …

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The level of CEO compensation for the short and long-term - a view on high-tech firms

Faria, Paula; Martins, Franscisco Vitorino; Brandão, … - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2013

This study examines the relationship between corporate performance and the Chief Executive Officer compensation in high … performance. A panel data SUR model is estimated and describes the total compensation and cash compensation as a proportion of … positive relation between CEO compensation and firm performance. This econometric study provides a better understanding on the …

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CEO compensation in high-tech firms and changes in the SFAS No 123 (R)

Faria, Paula; Martins, Franscisco Vitorino; Brandão, … - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2013

This study examines the effects of the introduction of the FASB statement 123 (R) on corporate performance and Chief … were tested regarding corporate performance. Panel data SUR models were estimated that describe total compensation and cash … relation between CEO compensation and firm performance in high-tech firms after the FASB statement 123 (R) is implemented, but …

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Does the Latin Corporate Governance Model perform worse than others in preventing earnings management?

Alves, Carlos F.; Vicente, Ernesto Fernando R. - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2012

In this paper, by using a database of Portuguese and Brazilian firms, where the Latin Corporate Governance Model is traditionally predominant but increasingly out of fashion, we investigate whether the Latin Corporate Governance Model performs worse or better than others (variants of the...

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Worker Sorting, Health Insurance and Wages: Further Evidence from Displaced Workers in the United States

Lehrer, Steven F.; Pereira, Nuno Sousa - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2008

The United States has the distinction of being the only industrialized nation without universal health insurance. Health insurance may have impacts on the US labor market. We use data on displaced workers over a 25 year period to document how the role of health insurance on wages and worker...

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Worker Sorting and Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from Displaced Workers

Lehrer, Steven F.; Pereira, Nuno Sousa - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2005

Understanding the causes of the dramatic rise in health insurance costs in the United States over the past two decades is of increasing importance to employers and policymakers. While past studies focus primarily on macroeconomic developments and changes in the health sector, little attention...

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The Anatomy of Business Failure. A Qualitative Account of its Implications for Future Business Success

Dias, Artur Raimundo; Teixeira, Aurora A.C. - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2014

The aim of the present study is to contribute to the empirical literature on the consequences of Business Failure (BF), resorting to qualitative methods in order to better understand the aftermath of BF. Semi-structured interviews were used in order to collect data, which were later transcribed...

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The Determinants of Credit Default on Portuguese Start-Up Firms: .An Econometric model

Gonçalves, Vitor; Martins, Francisco Vitorino; … - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2014

In this paper we investigate the behaviour of credit default in start-up companies. Using a logit regression technique on a panel data of 1430 start-ups and considering a tracking period of three years, we tested the impact on the probability of occurrence of the first credit event in financing...

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Run-up, toeholds, and agency effects in mergers and acquisitions: evidence from an emerging market

Farinha, Jorge; Miranda, Francisco - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2003

This paper analyses some particular characteristics of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in an emerging market (Portugal) using a sample of 52 M&A targets between 1989 and 2001. Our evidence shows that the run-up effect in the Portuguese market is of a significantly larger magnitude (as...

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The Impact of FDI, Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions and Greenfield Investments on Economic Growth

Neto, Paula; Brandão, António; Cerqueira, António - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2008

This paper investigates whether aggregate foreign direct investment (FDI), cross border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and greenfield investments affects economic growth based on a panel data of 53 countries over the period 1996-2006. Both causality tests and single growth equations are applied...

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