We examine the market reaction to business method patents granted to publicly traded firms. Our findings suggest that the "State Street" decision represents a turning point not only for the growth in the number of business method patent filings, but also in the market's awareness and perception...

In this paper, we explore the cumulative and interactive effects from being listed on one or more of four popular annual surveys (Fortune’s “Most Admired Companies” and “100 Best Companies to Work For,” Business Ethics “Best Corporate Citizens,” and Working Mother’s “100 Best...

In this paper, we investigate the impact of the changes in European percentage sales before and after the Euro crisis for both US‐based and European‐based companies, both overall and across industries. We find that larger firms are associated with a decrease in return on assets (ROAs) in the...