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Does corporate diversity really matter in the plantation sector? Empirical evidence from a world islamic leading country and market reaction
Hassan, Rohail; Marimuthu, Maran - In: International Journal of Financial Studies 5 (2017) 3, pp. 1-25
The paper examines demographic and cognitive diversity at top-level management and its impact on the performance of Malaysian-listed companies (Plantation and Energy Sectors). Although many organisations aspire to be socially diverse, diversity's consequences for organisational performance...
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Institutional shareholding as a corporate governance mechanism that drives Chief Executive Officer pay
Pucheta-Martínez, María Consuelo; Chiva-Ortells, Carlos - In: BRQ Business Research Quarterly 23 (2020) 3, pp. 217-233
We explore the effect of institutional directors on Chief Executive Officer (CEO) pay (total, fixed, and variable compensation). We delve particularly into the impact of pressure-sensitive and pressure-resistant institutional directors, who, respectively, represent institutional investors who...
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Stocking Up on Wealth . . . Concentration
Fix, Blair - In: Real-World Economics Review (2024) 107, pp. 40-56
It turns out that like the rest of us, billionaires experience wealth inequality. (Individuals who top the Forbes billionaire list are far richer than those at the bottom of the list.) Interestingly, this billionaire wealth concentration fluctuates over time … in tight correlation with the...
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Determinants of the level of indebtedness for Brazilian firms: A quantile regression approach
Oliveira, Guilherme Resende; Tabak, Benjamin Miranda; … - In: EconomiA 14 (2013) 3-4, pp. 123-138
We investigate the determinants of the capital structure of Brazilian companies between 2000 and 2009. We use a quantile regression model and compare its results with the ones provided by conventional models (least squares and fixed effects). We show that the effects of the capital structure...
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Ownership concentration and bank profitability
Ozili, Peterson Kitakogelu; Uadiale, Olayinka - In: Future Business Journal 3 (2017) 2, pp. 159-171
We investigate whether ownership concentration influences bank profitability in a developing country context. We focus on bank ownership concentration measured as the amount of direct equity held by a majority shareholder categorised into: high ownership concentration, moderate ownership...
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Germany as an emerging archipelago economy: On some less obvious implications of corporate takeovers and mergers
Zademach, Hans-Martin - In: CESifo Forum 07 (2006) 1, pp. 40-45
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Angst vor Finanzinvestoren unbegründet
Schäfer, Dorothea; Fisher, Alexander - In: DIW Wochenbericht 75 (2008) 11, pp. 125-131
Inmitten der internationalen Finanzkrise hat die Bundesregierung im Herbst 2007 das Risikobegrenzungsgesetz verabschiedet. Nun wird der Bundestag über das Gesetz entscheiden. Die einheimischen Private-Equity-/Buy-Out-Anbieter, die bislang nicht unter die Bankenaufsicht fallen, gehören zu den...
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EU-Übernahmerichtlinie: Schafft der Vorschlag der Kommission ungleiche Bedingungen in der Europäischen Union?
Zypries, Brigitte; Putzhammer, Heinz; Häuser, Franz - In: ifo Schnelldienst 56 (2003) 02, pp. 3-10
Im Oktober 2002 hat die Europäische Kommission einen neuen Vorschlag für eine einheitliche Regelung von grenzüberschreitenden Firmenübernahmen vorgelegt. Für Brigitte Zypries, Bundesjustizministerin, wird dieser Entwurf seinem Anspruch nicht gerecht, ein »einheitliches »level playing...
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The Wage Premium of Foreign Ownership: Evidence from European Mergers and Acquisitions
Oberhofer, Harald; Stöckl, Matthias; Winner, Hannes - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 6 (2012) 2012-21, pp. 1-27
The authors provide evidence on the impact of foreign ownership on labor market outcomes analyzing pay differences between foreign-acquired and domestically owned firms. For this purpose, they use firm-level data from 16 European countries over the time period 19992006. Combing propensity score...
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Dark Triad Personality Traits and Selective Hedging
Pelster, Matthias; Hofmann, Annette; Klocke, Nina; … - In: Journal of Business Ethics 182 (2021) 1, pp. 261-286
We study the relationship between risk managers' dark triad personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and … psychopathy) and their selective hedging activities. Using a primary survey of 412 professional risk managers, we find that … managers with dark personality traits are more likely to engage in selective hedging than those without. This effect is …
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