This dissertation is composed by two essays that explore corporate governance issues in S&P firms. The first essay examines changes in corporate governance after a firm gets added to the S&P 500 index? Using firms added from 1994 to 2007, this paper examines how governance mechanisms change for...

“Diversity” has become one of the most commonly used words by U.S. corporations.Indeed, many companies claim that they have spent millions, sometimes billions ofdollars to create an egalitarian workplace for all workers. Given the amount of moneyspent and the increased amount of research...