We study the role of connections between CEOs and division managers in managerial career outcomes. Holding divisional and managerial characteristics constant, we find that CEOs are substantially less likely to dismiss division managers with whom they share a personal connection. Additionally,...

Une revue des arguments théoriques et des résultats empiriques sur la relation particulière privatisation-performance montre que l'hypothèse d'accroissement de performance induit par la privatisation est encore très controversée. Nous développons une approche partenariale de la théorie...

We develop a model of internal governance where the self-serving actions of top management are limited by the potential reaction of subordinates. We find that internal governance can mitigate agency problems and ensure firms have substantial value, even without any external governance. Internal...

We try to provide an historical approach of the construction process of a corporate governance framework. We expose simultaneously the remarkable stability of themes and the permanence of underlying problems. As a result, the corporate governance framework is still under discussion, and its...

La théorie de la gouvernance partenariale permet de renouveler la lecture de la privatisation encore très controversée aujourd'hui. Nous proposons de tester le modèle organisationnel de ce phénomène issu de l'application du cadre théorique de la gouvernance à partir de l'étude du cas...

Many studies of the determinants of investment use Tobin’s T to control for the investment opportunities of a firm. Tobin’s T roughly measures the average return on a firm’s capital anticipated by the market. More relevant for investment decisions, however, is the marginal return on...

Methodologically, the recommended investment project (IP) selection system is distinguished from one in force by: new conception allowing for time factor; evaluating IP efficiency by eventual reproduction results, not by intermediate investment activity results (included is a generalized...

We use the stochastic frontier approach to estimate the impact of firm characteristics on investment decisions of Indian firms during the 1997-2006 period. The use of the stochastic frontier approach allows us to define the (unobserved) optimum investment that is consistent with a firm's...

Financialization creates space for the financial sector in economies, and in doing so helps to raise the share of financial assets in the portfolios held by market participants. Largely driven by deregulation, the process works to make financial assets relatively attractive as compared to other...