We study the relations between governance mechanisms (internal and external), conference call voluntary disclosures (incidence and length), and CEO compensation using hand-collected data on conference calls, corporate governance, and compensation. We hypothesize and show that institutions push...

We study the relations between governance mechanisms (internal and external), conference call voluntary disclosures (incidence and length), and CEO compensation using hand-collected data on conference calls, corporate governance, and compensation. We hypothesize and show that institutions push...

This paper examines the relationship between managerial stock option holdings and the decision to announce a repurchase of the firm's common stock. Managerial stock option holdings should reinforce the traditional undervaluation, free cash flow, and capital structure motives for repurchases by...

This paper examines the relationship between CEO entrenchment and dividend policy of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). We develop and index for CEO entrenchment using CEO tenure and duality and find that this index has significant impact on dividend policy. We further separate our sample...

Our objective in this paper is to investigate the relationship between institutional ownership and CEO compensation structure of REITs. Based on detailed analyses of data on institutional ownership, performance, CEO and board characteristics over the ten year period 1998-2007, we find...

This paper studies the determinants of corporate hedging practices in the REIT industry between 1999 and 2001. We find a positive significant relation beween hedging and financial leverage, indicating the financial distress costs motive for using derivatives in the REIT industry. Using estimates...