Using a large sample of multinational companies (MNCs), this paper intends to explore whether executives' pension incentives will function as a mechanism of optimal contracting in motivating firm risk management. We find that granting more pension to executives is significantly related to the...

Diese Dissertationsschrift hat die in der Praxis beliebte Unternehmensbewertung mit Multiplikatoren börsennotierter Vergleichsunternehmen zum Gegenstand. Um wissenschaftlicher Kritik an Ermessensspielräumen der Methode entgegenzutreten, werden <<intrinsische Multiplikatoren> vorgestellt, die eine Verknüpfung mit...</<intrinsische>

Firms often finance their inventory through debt and subsequently sell it to generate profits and service the debt. Pricing of products is consequently driven by both inventory and debt servicing considerations. We show that limited liability under debt induces sellers to charge higher prices...

Several studies have focused on the relationship between the R2 and the firm value. They have tried to explain how different values of R2 affect the firm value. In this paper we examine this relationship for the Greek companies listed on the Greek Stock Exchange, analyzing a sample of 135 listed...