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Corporate gobernance and corporate ownership : the investment behaviour of japanese institutional investors
Altunbaş, Yener; Kara, Alper; Rixtel, Adrian van - 2007
shareholdings of banks in the same group of firms. Our results show that the equity investments of financial investors … — institutional investors and banks — in Japanese listed companies at the end of June 2002 were predominantly in the high … equity capital of the firms listed on the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges, with banks being the largest group of these …
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Ownership concentration & firm performance: Evidence from an emerging market
Grosfeld, Irena - 2006
The initial view of the advantages of ownership concentration in joint stock companies was determined by the concern about the opportunistic managerial behavior. The growing importance of knowledge and human capital in the operation of firms shifts the focus of concern: excessive ownership...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476880
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(WP 2011-02) Predicting Changes in Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets
Braga-Alves, Marcus; Morey, Matthew - 2011
This paper investigates what predicts changes in corporate governance in emerging markets. To conduct this study we utilize a unique data set from AllianceBernstein that consists of monthly firm-level corporate governance ratings for 24 emerging market countries for almost seven years. Since the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484519
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The use of internal audit by Australian companies
Goodwin-Stewart, Jenny; Kent, Pamela - 2006
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the voluntary use of internal audit by Australian publicly listed companies and to identify factors that lead listed companies to have an internal audit function.Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on the Institute of Internal Auditors'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441627
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15.997 Advanced Corporate Risk Management, Spring 2007
Parsons, John E.; Obizhaeva, Anna - 2007
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum. From the course home page: Course Description This is a course on how corporations make use of the insights and tools of risk management. Most courses on derivatives,...
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Impact of M & A on firm performance in India: Implications for concentration of ownership and insider entrenchment
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Selarka, Ekta - 2008
performance. On the one hand, concentration of ownership that, in turn, concentrates management control in the hands of a strategic investor, eliminates agency problems associated with dispersed ownership. On the other hand, it may lead to entrenchment of upper management which may be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477189
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Bank risk and return: The impact of bank non-interest income
Williams, Barry; Prather, Laurie - 2010
Australian banks. The results suggest that shareholders of banks will benefit from increased bank exposure to non-interest income …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the impact on bank risk of portfolio diversification between … traditional margin income and fee-based income for banks operating in Australia. Design/methodology/approach – Considering several …
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Risikomanagement
Fachhochschule des BFI Wien - 2005
Thema Basel II / Risikomanagement.Inzwischen wurden an der Fachhochschule bereits mehrere Forschungsprojektezum Themenkreis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005867535
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Foreign Ownership and Corporate Restructuring: Direct Investment by Emerging-Market Firms in the United States
Chari, Anusha; Chen, Wenjie; Dominguez, Kathryn M. E. - 2010
This paper examines the recent upsurge in foreign direct investment by emerging-market firms into the United States. Traditionally, direct investment flowed from developed to developing countries, bringing with it superior technology, organizational capital, and access to international capital...
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In High Gear: A Case Study of the Hees-Edper Corporate Group
Strangeland, David; Daniels, Ronald J.; Morck, Randall - 1995
This study compares firms in the Hees-Edper Group with a number of other independent firms of similar size and in the same industries over a four-year period from 1988 to 1992, just prior to the first release of news that the Hees-Edper group was in financial trouble. During that period,...
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