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The Twin Agency Problems in Corporate Finance - On the basis of Stulz's theory
Du, Juan - 2009
investigation in China. On the basis of the data from 1481 Chinese companies listed in Shanghai, Shenzhen or New York, it is found … nearly 20% are controlled by families. The average degree of ownership concentration in China is more than 30%, which is … evidence in China shows that the companies listed abroad are more concentrated than those listed only inland. The investigation …
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Creating a Vision for XYZ Research Corporation: A Case Study
Jaramillo, Paul E.; House, Lisa; Wysocki, Allen F. - 2005
A strategic analysis was developed for XYZ Research Corporation (the true company's name is disguised). The strategic analysis involved a series of visits to the company to conduct focus groups with its employees and management. Five focus groups were carried out at XYZ Research Corporation....
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Media Attitudes with Respect to Raw Milk Consumption: A Pilot Study of a Food Risk Behavior
Castronova-Brooks, Jessica - 2011
Consuming milk that has not been pasteurized is a risk behavior for foodborne illness that some people are actively seeking. For educational purposes, it is important to better understand what factors motivate a person to make certain decisions in order to understand their behavior. This study...
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Would Subsidizing a Food Pathogen Vaccine Upset the Food Policy Applecart
Marette, Stephan; Roe, Brian E.; Teisl, Mario F. - 2010
Vaccines against several common foodborne pathogens are being developed and could substantially alter the policy tools available to address foodborne illness. However, little analysis is available to suggest how social welfare would be affected by these new vaccines. To address this void, we use...
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Standards, a catalyst for the winners - a barrier for the losers? An empirical analysis of the impact of higher SPS measures on the trade performance of developing countries
Chemnitz, Christine; Kuenkel, Nana - 2006
Within the debate about developing countries export competitiveness the increasingimportance of food safety and quality standards especially in OECD countries appeals to be one ofthe major sources of concern. The paper analyses the trade performance of 73 developing countrieswithin the context...
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Diffusion of corporate governance practices : the Dutch response to pressures for shareholder value
Bezemer, Pieter-Jan; Zajac, Edward; Van den Bosch, Frans; … - 2011
As part of a larger literature focused on identifying and relating the antecedents and consequences of diffusing organizational practices/ideas, recent research has debated the international adoption of a shareholder-value-orientation (SVO). The debate has financial economists characterizing the...
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Essays in Corporate Governance: Issues and Evidence from Equity Carve-Outs
Kayanga, Andrew Mulindwa - 2009
This dissertation consists of three essays examining the relation between corporate governance and firm performance. The theme of this study is that the widely documented long-term underperformance in equity carve-outs can be partly explained by weak corporate governance.The first essay...
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Ownership concentration & firm performance: Evidence from an emerging market
Grosfeld, Irena - 2006
The initial view of the advantages of ownership concentration in joint stock companies was determined by the concern about the opportunistic managerial behavior. The growing importance of knowledge and human capital in the operation of firms shifts the focus of concern: excessive ownership...
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On the relation between ownership structure and capital structure
Brailsford, T. J.; Oliver, B.R.; Pua, S.L.H. - 2002
The agency relationship between managers and shareholders has the potential to influence decision-making in the firm which in turn potentially impacts on firm characteristics such as value and leverage. Prior evidence has demonstrated an association between ownership structure and firm value....
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The role of the board in firm strategy: Integrating agency and organisational control perspectives
Hendry, Kevin; Kiel, Geoffrey C. - 2004
The role of the board of directors in firm strategy has long been the subject of debate. However, research efforts have suffered from several deficiencies: the lack of an overarching theoretical perspective, reliance on proxies for the strategy role rather than a direct measure of it and the...
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