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Family Ownership, Workplace Closure and the Recession
Bryson, Alex; Dale-Olsen, Harald; Gulbrandsen, Trygve - 2016
Using nationally representative Norwegian data we show family-owned workplaces are less likely to close than observationally similar non-family-owned workplaces. But this changed during the Crisis when the family businesses' closure hazard soared. This hike in 2009 was not related to performance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479395
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The interdependence of R&D activity and debt financing of young firms
Fryges, Helmut; Kohn, Karsten; Ullrich, Katrin - 2011
characteristics of the founders for explaining young firms' leverage, whereas firm characteristics and human capital of both founders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286852
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Retained State Shareholding in Chinese PLCs : Does Government Ownership Reduce Corporate Value?
Tian, Lihui; Estrin, Saul - 2005
The role of government shareholding in corporate performance is central to an understanding of China?s newly privatized large firms. In this paper, we analyze shareholders as agents that can both harm and benefit companies. We examine the ownership structure of 826 listed corporations and find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262209
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Privatization and Productivity in Romanian Industry: Evidence from a Comprehensive Enterprise Panel
Earle, John S.; Telegdy, Álmos - 2001
We construct and analyze a unique database with 1992-99 information on privatization transactions and labor productivity for the entire surviving population of initially state-owned industrial corporations in Romania. The data permit us to describe the post-privatization ownership structure and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262532
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Retained State Shareholding in Chinese PLCs: Does Government Ownership Reduce Corporate Value?
Tian, Lihui; Estrin, Saul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
The role of government shareholding in corporate performance is central to an understanding of China’s newly privatized large firms. In this paper, we analyze shareholders as agents that can both harm and benefit companies. We examine the ownership structure of 826 listed corporations and find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822452
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Privatization and Productivity in Romanian Industry: Evidence from a Comprehensive Enterprise Panel
Earle, John S.; Telegdy, Álmos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
We construct and analyze a unique database with 1992-99 information on privatization transactions and labor productivity for the entire surviving population of initially state-owned industrial corporations in Romania. The data permit us to describe the post-privatization ownership structure and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566810
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Do Women in Highly Qualified Positions Face Higher Work-to-Family Conflicts in Germany Than Men?
Busch-Heizmann, Anne; Holst, Elke - 2017
, especially those in highly qualified positions. Drawing on existing research, we investigate in how far women and men in those …, especially those with family responsibilities, will perceive higher WFC than men in those positions. Our analysis is based on … that women in highly qualified positions perceive higher WFC than men. This association is explained by women's lower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653444
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Globalization and Firm Performance
Catão, Luis A. V.; de Faria, Pedro; Martins, António; … - 2023
globalization on firm-level performance along four dimensions: ownership of capital, employment of foreign-seasoned managers, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296647
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Why are so few females promoted into CEO and vice-president positions? Danish empirical evidence 1997-2007
Smith, Nina; Smith, Valdemar; Verner, Mette - 2011
In most OECD countries, only very few women succeed in reaching top executive positions. In this paper, the probability of promotion into VP and CEO positions is estimated based on employer-employee data on all Danish companies observed during the period 1997-2007. After controlling for a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280671
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Firm performance and managerial turnover: the case of Ukraine
Muravyev, Alexander; Talavera, Oleksandr; Bilyk, Olga; … - 2009
ownership and supervisory board size, we do find significant entrenchments effects associated with ownership by managers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271280