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Aufsichtsräte deutscher Aktiengesellschaften: Zusammensetzung, Interventionsaktivitäten, Performance

Vetter, Karin - 2011

Den Aufsichtsräten innerhalb des deutschen Corporate Governance Systems ist in den letzten Jahren erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit zugekommen. Es wurden Empfehlungen und gesetzliche Vorschriften formuliert, die die Zusammensetzung des Aufsichtsratsgremiums sowie dessen Tätigkeiten betreffen. Diesem...

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Governance Structures, Ethnicity, and Audit Fees of Malaysian Listed Firms

Yatim, Puan; Kent, Pamela; Clarkson, Peter - 2006

This study examines the association between external audit fees, and board and audit committee characteristics of 736 Malaysian listed firms. It is hypothesised that good corporate governance practices reduce auditors' risk assessments, resulting in lower audit fees. Drawing on the existence of...

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Board independence and corporate governance: evidence from director resignations

Fields, L. Paige (contributor) - 2005

As evident from recent changes in NYSE and Nasdaq listing requirements, boardindependence is considered an important constituent of firms?? corporate governancestructures. However, the empirical evidence regarding the impact of board structure onfirm performance is mixed. Since firms employ a...

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Group Polarization on Corporate Boards: Theory and Evidence on Board Decisions about Acquisition Premiums, Executive Compensation, and Diversification.

Zhu, Hongquan - 2009

This dissertation examines how a fundamental group decision-making bias referred to as group polarization may influence boards’ major strategic decisions (i.e. acquisition premiums, executive compensation, and diversification) and the diffusion of practices through interlock networks. I begin...

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Corporate Governance and Investor Reactions to Seasoned Equity Offerings

Huang, Rongbing; Tompkins, James G - 2009

We study the role of corporate governance in abnormal returns around announcements of seasoned equity offerings (SEOs) by publicly traded U. S. firms from 2001 - 2004. We find that investors react more positively for firms in which different people hold the CEO and board chairman positions. We...

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Enterprise Risk Management: An Empirical Analysis of Factors Associated with the Extent of Implementation

Beasley, Mark S.; Clune, Richard; Hermanson, Dana - 2005

Enterprise risk management (ERM) has emerged as a new paradigm for managing the portfolio of risks that face organizations, and policy makers continue to focus on mechanisms to improve corporate governance and risk management. Despite these developments, there is little research on factors...

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Labor market consequences of accounting fraud

Hoi, Chun-Keung; Robin, Ashok - 2010

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the research questions: Do executive and non-executivedirectors face similar labor market penalties upon revelation of accounting fraud? Are all executivedirectors treated by markets as a homogenous group? Or, do executive directors who are top managersface...

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Impact of M & A on firm performance in India: Implications for concentration of ownership and insider entrenchment

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Selarka, Ekta - 2008

examines the impact of M & A on profitability of firms in India, where the corporate landscape is dominated by family-owned and … results indicate that, during the 1995-2002 period, M & A in India led to deterioration in firm performance. We also find that …-owned and group affiliated firms in India. …

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Women in the boardroom and their impact on governance and performance

Adams, R.; Ferreira, D. - 2009

We show that female directors have a significant impact on board inputs and firm outcomes. In a sample of US firms, we find that female directors have better attendance records than male directors, male directors have fewer attendance problems the more gender-diverse the board is, and women are...

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Social capital's dark side: knowledge, reciprocity, and the liability of relationships

Hitt, Michael A. (contributor) - 2006

Social capital resources for the firm can be conceptualized as those executive-to-executive connections held by a firm’s top management team, as well as firm-to-firm relationships that exist fairly independently of particular individuals. This type of resource can compose an important portion...

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