We study the impact of internal corporate governance on performance during the current financial crisis for a comprehensive cross-country sample of 4046 publicly traded non-financial firms from the U.S. and 22 developed countries. Using a broad-based index of corporate governance quality, we...

[Chapter Introduction and Objectives]: That there is no profit unless the company earns the cost of capital is at the heart of some relatively new performance metrics like economic value added (EVA), which is defined as the difference between the net operating profit after taxes and the capital...

[Chapter Introduction and Objectives]: Convertibles are derivative embedded, hybrid instruments that get converted into the issuer's equity after some time at the option of the holder. The worldwide market for convertibles has grown enormously. In this chapter, we discuss the rationale for and...

Purpose – The analysis aims to explore how momentum return changes with alternative computational methods and the extent to which the portfolio structure is important in the momentum context. Design/methodology/approach – The focus reflected in the prior research emphasises the method used...