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Capital Structure Premium in Multinational SOEs : Evidence from China
Zhang, Rui - 2016
have higher credit availability and therefore higher debt-equity ratios. This study sheds light on government's impact on …
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Common law and the origin of shareholder protection
Acheson, Graeme G.; Campbell, Gareth; Turner, John D. - 2016
This paper examines the origins of investor protection under the common law by analysing the development of shareholder protection in Victorian Britain, the home of the common law. In this era, very little was codified, with corporate law simply suggesting a default template of rules....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523499
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Common law and the origin of shareholder protection
Acheson, Graeme G.; Campbell, Gareth; Turner, John D. - 2016
This paper examines the origins of investor protection under the common law by analysing the development of shareholder protection in Victorian Britain, the home of the common law. In this era, very little was codified, with corporate law simply suggesting a default template of rules....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521411
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Comparative Analysis of Asian EXIM Banks
Mu, Yibin - 2012
This paper compares funding structure, financial facilities, and evolution of roles and activities of Export-Import Banks (EXIMs) in six Asian economies -- Japan, Korea, Taiwan of China (hereinafter referred as Taiwan), India, Thailand, and China. It examines the similarities and differences...
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Real Earnings Management : An International Comparison Based on Differences in Investor Protection
Lenard, Mary Jane - 2013
This paper examines the relation between investor protection and real earnings management. We build on the work of La Porta et al. (2000), who found that countries with different legal systems protect investors differently. Using a sample of more than 13,000 unique firms in over 54 countries,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088446
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Comparing CEO Employment Contract Provisions : Differences between Australia and the U.S
Hill, Jennifer G. - 2020
differences in terms of capital market, tax, and regulatory structures, which are discussed here. Debate has raged in the United … have arbitration provisions, change-in-control provisions, tax gross ups, do not compete clauses, and SERPs. We also find …
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The Rising Tension between Shareholder and Director Power in the Common Law World
Hill, Jennifer G. - 2020
This article explores the rising tension between shareholder and director power in the common law world. First the article analyzes key arguments in the shareholder empowerment debate, and current US reform proposals to grant shareholders stronger rights, from a comparative corporate law...
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Organizational Resources, Country Institutions, and National Culture Behind Firm Survival and Growth during COVID-19
Liu, Yu; Peng, Mike; Wei, Zuobao; Xu, Jian; Xu, Lixin Colin - 2021
We provide one of the first comprehensive and most updated studies on the effects of firms’ organizational resources, country institutions, and national culture on the survival and growth of private firms around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzing World Bank Enterprise Follow-up...
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Comparative Corporate Governance
Fleckner, Andreas Martin - 2015
The business corporation is one of the greatest organizational inventions. But it creates risks for both shareholders and third parties. To mitigate these risks, legislators, judges, and corporate lawyers have tried to learn from experiences in other jurisdictions and adapt their regulatory...
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A comparison of corporate governance and tax avoidance of UK and Japanese firms
Salhi, Bassem; Jabr, Jabr Al; Jarboui, Anis - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 23 (2020) 3, pp. 111-132
The present study was designed to determine the relationship between corporate governance and tax avoidance in an … between 2012 and 2017 are used. First, we examine the direct effect of several corporate governance mechanisms on tax … between law, corporate governance, and tax avoidance. We use both univariate and feasible generalized least square (FGLS …
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