Starting from sociological perspectives on complexity, we show how the social capital of boards and owners networks affects the implied cost of capital of companies listed on Brazilian stock exchange. We specifically show arguments and evidence that the effect of the relational resources found...

This study applies social capital theory to the ownership group in private firms. Extant research on ownership focuses primarily on the type or structure of ownership, whether as independent or control variable, to predict various firm effects. However, especially in the private firm, owners are...

It is well established in the literature that foreign affiliates are subject to a series of governance and assimilation costs that deteriorate their performance. This is particularly relevant for firms which have been recently acquired by foreign investors. We employ the variation in civic...