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Corporate governance and firm value: Evidence from Chinese state-controlled listed firms
Leung, Noel W.; Cheng, Mei-Ai - In: China Journal of Accounting Research 6 (2013) 2, pp. 89-112
The association between corporate governance and firm value has been extensively studied in Chinese listed firms. Based on the characteristics of their ultimate shareholders, Chinese listed firms can be categorised as (1) central state-controlled, (2) local state-controlled or (3)...
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Blockholder Dispersion and Firm Value
Konijn, Sander J.J.; Kraeussl, Roman; Lucas, Andre - 2009
This paper analyzes the impact of blockownership dispersion on firm value. Blockholdings by multiple blockholders is a widespread phenomenon in the U.S. market. It is not clear, however, whether dispersion among blockholder is preferable to having a more concentrated ownership structure. To test...
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Blockholder dispersion and firm value
Konijn, Sander J. J.; Kräussl, Roman; Lucas, André - 2010
This paper analyzes the impact of blockownership dispersion on firm value. Blockholdings by multiple blockholders is a widespread phenomenon in the U.S. market. It is not clear, however, whether dispersion among blockholder is preferable to having a more concentrated ownership structure. To test...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303754
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Vállalatok tulajdonosi irányításának változatai: (Felmérések tanulságai)
Vince, Péter - 2007
The paper presents the results of two surveys on how ownership structure and corporate governance affect corporate performance. The analyses focus on the question whether the differences among the performances of firms can be attributed to the various types of ownership structures and corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494357
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262209
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Endogenous ownership structure: Factors affecting the post-privatisation equity in largest Hungarian firms
Bishop, Kate; Filatotchev, Igor; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2002
Using a data set for 162 largest Hungarian firms during the period of 1994-1999 this paper explores the determinants of equity shares held by both foreign investors and by Hungarian corporations. We find evidence of a post-privatisation evolution towards more homogeneous equity structures, where...
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Executive compensation, firm performance, and corporate governance in China: evidence from firms listed in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges
Kato, Takao; Long, Cheryl - 2005
This paper provides evidence on how executive compensation relates to firm performance in listed firms in China. Using … comprehensive financial and accounting data on China's listed firms from 1998 to 2002, augmented by unique data on executive … cash compensation (salary and bonus) for top executives with respect to shareholder value in China. In addition, sales …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267302
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CEO turnover, firm performance and enterprise reform in China: evidence from new micro data
Kato, Takao; Long, Cheryl - 2006
Using comprehensive financial and accounting data on China's listed firms from 1998 to 2002, augmented by unique data … listing suspension mechanism, i.e., the ST designation, adopted by China's securities regulatory agency appears to be … literature on economic transition, our findings suggest that any fundamental improvement in China's corporate governance will …
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New evidence on ownership structures in Germany
Köke, Jens - 1999
have a separation of ownership and control. We do not focus exclusively on the listed Aktiengesellschaft (AG) but include …
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Control transfers in corporate Germany: their frequency, causes and consequences
Köke, Jens - 2000
This study examines changes in block ownership for a large sample of listed and non-listed German firms. The frequency of block trading is similar to other countries, and the vast majority of block trades leads to changes in ultimate ownership (control transfers). Such changes are more likely...
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