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Corporate Governance and Information Content of Stock Trades: Evidence from S&P 100 Companies
Fan, Steve - In: The International Journal of Business and Finance Research 7 (2013) 3, pp. 41-56
This paper studies the relationship between firms' corporate governance quality and information content of stock trades. Following Hasbrouck (1991) method, a trade's information content is defined as persistent impact of trade innovation on stock price. Using firm-level governance data, we show...
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An examination of the relationship of governance structure and performance: Evidence from banking companies in Bangladesh
Ahmed, Hasnan; Gábor, András - In: Society and Economy 34 (2012) December, pp. 643-666
Corporate governance has become increasingly important in developed and developing countries just after a series of corporate scandals and failures in a number of countries. Corporate governance structure is often viewed as a means of corporate success despite prior studies reveal mixed,...
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Analyst following, staggered boards, and managerial entrenchment
Jiraporn, Pornsit; Chintrakarn, Pandej; Kim, Young S. - In: Journal of Banking & Finance 36 (2012) 11, pp. 3091-3100
We use agency theory to explore how analyst coverage is influenced by the managerial entrenchment associated with the staggered board. The evidence suggests that firms with staggered boards attract significantly larger analyst following. We also document that firms with staggered boards...
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Determinants of Financial Distress: What Drives Bankruptcy in a Transition Economy? The Czech Republic Case
Lízal, Lubomír - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002
does not receive support in the ownership but the indicator of voucher privatization supports it. The initial conditions … from early 90's were not the driving the financial distress. The voucher-scheme privatization results in poorer corporate …
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Firm family firms: Current debates of corporate governance in family firms
Aguilera, Ruth V.; Crespi-Cladera, Rafel - In: Journal of Family Business Strategy 3 (2012) 2, pp. 66-69
We reassess the effects of family ownership and strong family control on non-family minority and non-controlling shareholders. We argue that assumptions and interpretations regarding the cost and benefits of family ownership in the extant literature need to be understood relative to other firm...
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Corporate Governance Structures, Legal Origin and Firm Performance
Andersson, David E; Andersson, Martin; Bjuggren, Per-Olof; … - Ratioinstitutet - 2014
Abstract: There is by now a vast literature on how institutional environments affect corporate investments. Much of this literature centres on corporate governance structures and the broader legal environment in which firms operate. This paper conducts a comparative analysis of three countries...
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Business Ethics as Corporate Governance
Thomsen, Steen - In: European Journal of Law and Economics 11 (2001) 2, pp. 153-164
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Privatization effects on corporate governance, strategy and compensation systems
Cuevas-Rodriguez, Gloria; Guerrero-Villegas, Jaime; … - Departamento de Organización de Empresas y Marketing, … - 2014
Whereas research in privatization generally adopts a macroeconomic or political perspective, organizational and … and strategy relate to the use of management compensation systems after privatization. A multiple-case study in five … in monitoring do not suffer from variation after privatization. Second, the interests of the new firms’ ownership have an …
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Privatization in Latin America: Myths and Reality
López-de-Silanes, Florencio; Serra, Pablo; Gertler, Paul; … - Inter-American Development Bank
'Privatization in Latin America' evaluates the empirical evidence on privatization in a region that has witnessed an … provide a comprehensive analysis of the record of and accusations against privatization, with important recommendations for … will be vital to anyone interested in the privatization debate but especially to those involved in civil service reform …
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A cyclical view of the relationship between corporate governance and strategic management
Shen, Wei; Gentry, Richard - In: Journal of Management and Governance 18 (2014) 4, pp. 959-973
, and the privatization of state-owned enterprises. We hope that our cyclical model can promote researchers to develop a …
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