In view of the inconsistent empirical findings in the literature and the limitations of least squares regressions, this paper employs a quantile regression method to investigate the impact that engagement in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities has on corporate performance in China....

Die Deutsche Ausgleichsbank (DtA) stellt mit den von ihr angebotenen Programmen zur Unterstützung und Finanzierung von Existenz- und Unternehmensgründungen mehr als 80 Prozent der in Deutschland in diesem Bereich vergebenen Mittel bereit. Der Erfolg dieser Programme wurde schon in einigen...

Firms are shifting their social media emphasis from passive listening to active intervention. Despite the proven importance of online word-of-mouth (WOM) on customer satisfaction and engagement as well as firm performance in prior literature, when and how should firms utilize management...

This research identifies potential links between performance and the level of financial communication on the web. This study examines 216 firms quoted in 2010 on the Free Market of Paris. We use a content analysis of websites and scoring technique, to compute a score of financial communication...

Even though it is well documented that privatization leads to an improvement in the performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) following divestiture, it is argued that the existing literature suffers from a misspecification measure because it does not consider the performance of control firms...

This paper analyzes the relationship between capital structure, corporate taxation and firm age. We adapt a standard model of optimal capital structure choice under corporate taxation, focusing on the financing and investment decisions a young firm is typically faced with. Our model allows to...

This paper compares the post-investment value-added activities performed by governmental venture capital (GVC) and independent venture capital (IVC) for their portfolio companies, and controls for the selection effect that the different investment profiles of these investors might have on the...

The U.S. banking industry is experiencing a renewed focus on retail banking, a trend often attributed to the stability and profitability of retail activities. This paper examines the impact of banks' retail intensity on performance from 1997 to 2004 by developing three complementary definitions...

Since the mid-1990s, major Japanese banks have sold off a significant portion of their holdings of corporate equity. Using information on the identity of Japanese firms' top 10 shareholders, this paper explores the process of banks' equity disposal. There is some evidence that, after FY2001,...