increase the expropriation of minority shareholders by controlling shareholders if the privatization does not reduce the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to link literature on China’s real estate sector and the impact of governance … political connectedness on firm performance in China’s real estate sector is addressed. Importantly, relationships among these … factors and the financial performance of China’s listed real estate firms differ to those of firms in other industries.  …

Purpose – The last decade witnessed the reform of China's financial sector, during which Chinese commercial banks … lower productivity. Research limitations/implications – There were small observations of public banks in China. Thus, a more …

Purpose – As part of the banking reform, major commercial banks in China went through initial public offerings (IPOs … performance in China. Design/methodology/approach – The authors employ a stochastic frontier approach (SFA) to measure bank … opportunity. Originality/value – This is the first study that addresses the performance of IPO banks measured with SFA in China …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of leasing decisions for a sample of China’s non …

capitalization of Chinese banks from 2002 to 2007, a period following China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). Design …/methodology/approach – The evidence rejects a hypothesis that the four categories of banks operating in China – the Big Four, Majority State …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the quality of financial reporting by banks in China, and the … in banking institutions. Findings – Profit hiding exists in the whole banking sector in China regardless of the ownership …