The paper provides new evidence on the way that both the cash and ownership influence firms' market value in the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) within the Eurozone (2000-2015). Based on corporate governance theory and critical analysis we use the dynamic panel data econometrics, in order to get...

Using a linear model, previous studies on the ownership concentration-firm performance nexus have produced inconsistent empirical findings and found no consensus concerning the measure of agency conflict control mechanism. Using a non-monotonic model and a combination of agency conflict control...

This paper examines the impacts of dividend policy and ownership structure on stock price volatility in the Vietnamese market. The study also tests for the moderating effect of foreign/state ownership on the dividend policy–price volatility relation. The authors use a comprehensive panel...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate whether firm ownership can explain the ERM adoption. In particular, we examine the relationships between the presence of large controlling shareholders, multiple blockholders and a dual-class share mechanism, and ERM. ERM best practices are regarded as...

The paper provides new evidence on the way that both the cash and ownership influence firms‟ market value in the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) within the Eurozone (2000-2015). Based on corporate governance theory and critical analysis we use the dynamic panel data econometrics, in order to get...

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of institutional investors on the financial statements of the predictive value of listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange. According to the owners of institutional and professional investors, their presence may cause monitor management. This...

I analyze the repayment decisions of firms with multiple loans that, for liquidity constraints or strategic reasons, stop making payments in some but not all their loans. Using a sample of commercial loans from Colombia over the period 2002:03 - 2012:06, I find that firms are less likely to stop...

The financial crisis brought to light weakness in the assessments of risks and vulnerabilities in banks. Consequently, an insight into how the ownership structure of a bank affects investment decisions, performance and ultimately insolvency risk - the focus of this paper - is crucial. Our...

This study explores developments in corporate creditworthiness before and after ownership events. We utilize the Blockholders database recently produced by Dlugosz, Fahlenbrach, Gompers, and Metrick (2006) and discover that ownership-construction is generally associated with prior and post...

This paper examines the effect of ownership structure of a controlling shareholder on the financial constraints of non-financial firms in 22 economies for the 1982-2009 period. We find that the overinvestment propensity of a controlling shareholder becomes less severe with an increase in...