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Government ownership and the cost of debt for Chinese listed corporations
Shailer, Greg; Wang, Kun - In: Emerging Markets Review 22 (2015) C, pp. 1-17
prevalent in China after decades of economic reform. …
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The helping hand, the lazy hand, or the grabbing hand? Central vs. local government shareholders in publicly listed firms in China
Cheung, Yan-Leung; Rau, P. Raghavendra; Aris, Stouraitis - Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic … - 2008
We analyze related party transactions between Chinese publicly listed firms and their stateowned enterprise (SOEs) shareholders to examine whether companies benefit from the presence of government shareholders and politically connected directors appointed by the government. We find that related...
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Controlling shareholders, board structure, and firm performance: Evidence from India
Jameson, Melvin; Prevost, Andrew; Puthenpurackal, John - In: Journal of Corporate Finance 27 (2014) C, pp. 1-20
We examine the prevalence and performance impact of controlling shareholders and study corporate board structures and ownership structures in 1796 Indian firms. Families (founders) are present on the boards in 63.2 (65.5) percent of the sample firms. On average, founders own over 50% of...
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Forced financial information restatements and management turnover: Market discipline and large family shareholders’ intervention in an emerging economy
Zhang, Xiaoxiang; Wei, Jo-Ting; Wu, Hsin-Hung - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 30 (2013) 4, pp. 1005-1029
Using data from Taiwan, this paper investigates the market discipline effects associated with the forced financial information restatement on management turnover, and how family governance intervenes with such market discipline. By integrating legitimacy theory, the institution-based view, and...
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Can corporate governance discipline opportunistic earnings management during IPO process?
Tang, Hui-wen - In: International Journal of Revenue Management 6 (2012) 3/4, pp. 199-220
This study investigates whether corporate governance can discipline opportunistic earnings management during IPO process and thus enhance long-run stock returns. Using a sample of IPOs in Taiwan, the study shows that there is a negative relation between pre-IPO discretionary current accruals...
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Insider trading, accrual abuse, and corporate governance in emerging markets — Evidence from Taiwan
Tang, Hui-wen; Chen, Anlin; Chang, Chong-Chuo - In: Pacific-Basin Finance Journal 24 (2013) C, pp. 132-155
This study investigates the endogenous relationship between abnormal insider trading and accrual abuse, and explores whether corporate governance affects this relationship. Our results suggest that insiders take advantage of private information on abnormal accruals to time their trading and...
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An analysis of the impacts of corporate governance on the financial performance of the Chinese banks
Bai, Ying Shu; Nam, Doowoo - In: International Journal of Revenue Management 3 (2009) 1, pp. 102-118
This study examines the cross-sectional relation between corporate governance and corporate performance of the sample of 12 Chinese banks over the 2003-2006 periods. Taking other influential factors into account, such as the capital adequacy ratio and the firm size, this study investigates the...
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An analysis of the impacts of corporate governance on the financial performance of the Chinese banks
Bai, Ying Shu; Nam, Doowoo - In: International Journal of Revenue Management 3 (2009) 1, pp. 102-118
This study examines the cross-sectional relation between corporate governance and corporate performance of the sample of 12 Chinese banks over the 2003-2006 periods. Taking other influential factors into account, such as the capital adequacy ratio and the firm size, this study investigates the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005751541
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CEO Turnover, Firm Performance and Enterprise Reform in China: Evidence from New Micro Data
Kato, Takao; Long, Cheryl - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566546
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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 - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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 …
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