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This dissertation investigates one of the most critical issues in recent corporate governance research, executive compensation. It includes two essays on how executives should be paid and which parties can monitor those decisions.First essay, "Are Foreign Investors Really Beneficial? Evidence...
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This study examines the divide between finance theory and practice by analysing thesignificance of the determinants of … period under study (1995-2005).These findings suggest a divergence between finance theory and practice for JSE listed firms … andmanifest conflicting ideologies between finance practices of developed and developingeconomies. …
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This thesis examines the determinants of corporate performance and likelihood of default of Jordanian publicly listed companies. Despite the large body of work that has investigated the determinants of corporate performance and default, no comprehensive study has emerged in an emerging market....
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Studies on the use of hybrid securities by listed firms to raise capital in international markets have been limited. The existing evidence on the seasoned capital raising process has concentrated on straight equity and debt issues in the United States (US) market. The Australian market provides...
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This thesis consists of empirical studies on various aspects of international corporate finance, a series of long … knowledge on measuring, documenting and determining various issues in international corporate finance, and provides …
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This dissertation examines four specific aspects of capital structure and dividend policy.The first issue concerns the determinants of capital structure dynamics. The primaryobjective is to examine whether stock returns are important factors in firm?s capitalstructure choice, and if so, whether...
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Traditional financial theories see capital structure as a result of mainly financial, tax and growth factors (Modigliani & Miller, 1958). But corporate governance theories (Jensen & Meckling, 1976) and business strategy theories (Barton & Gordon, 1988) suggest that ownership structure and...
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Traditional financial theories see capital structure as a result of mainly financial, tax and growth factors (Modigliani & Miller, 1958). But corporate governance theories (Jensen & Meckling, 1976) and business strategy theories (Barton & Gordon, 1988) suggest that ownership structure and...
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outweighed by holdup rents extractable by the incumbent lender. Entrepreneurs then choose to finance projects from single or …
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