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Restoring trust in the corporation: an interview with Colin Mayer, Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies at Said Business School, and author of Firm Commitment

by Gareth Bell, Interview - In: Strategic Direction 29 (2013) 6, pp. 35-39

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Colin Mayer, Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies at Saïd Business School, and author of Firm Commitment. Design/methodology/approach – An interview with Colin Meyer. Findings – In the interview, Colin Mayer...

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Going up in smoke: do brand strategies make tobacco manufacturers less socially responsible?

In: Strategic Direction 32 (2016) 10, pp. 1-3

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...

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Greed, financial innovation or laxity of regulation?

Imtiaz Mazumder, M.; Ahmad, Nazneen - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 27 (2010) 2, pp. 110-134

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the causes of the 2007‐2009 mortgage crisis, liquidity crisis, stock market volatility in the USA and their spillover effects on the global economy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper critically reviews the 2007‐2009 financial...

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Credit rating agencies and global financial crisis

Papaikonomou, Vassiliki L. - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 27 (2010) 2, pp. 161-174

identification of the substantive areas for further thinking. Findings – The adequacy of the recent CRAs regulation is questioned in … identifies areas for further research needed for an assessment of the most suitable regulation for the credit‐rating activity …

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Lessons from financial crisis contagion simulation in Europe

Prorokowski, Lukasz - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 30 (2013) 2, pp. 159-188

Purpose – The current paper contributes to the vigorous debate about policies and regulations that would shield financial markets' participants from future events of the financial turmoil. In doing so, the paper aims to broaden the picture of the financial crisis contagion and set it against...

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Household micro-data, regulation and financial stability: the case of Denmark in the 1950s

Abildgren, Kim - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 33 (2016) 2, pp. 320-335

literature has attributed to tight regulation. However, other factors than regulation are important for financial stability. The … robustness of the banking sector’s customers rather than tight regulation. Design/methodology/approach The paper analyses the … indicate that the stability of the Danish financial sector was not only due to tight regulation but also reflected a high …

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Pricing of IPOs and their after issue performance in the Indian equity market

Jaitly, Shailesh - In: Managerial Finance 30 (2004) 1, pp. 29-45

This study investigates the pricing of new issues in the Indian equity market during the period shortly following the deregulation of the market for new issues. We evaluate the importance of book value and market value estimates in determining issue prices as well as prices on the first day of...

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A free market for kidneys: options, futures, forward, and spot

Barnett, William; Saliba, Michael - In: Managerial Finance 30 (2004) 2, pp. 38-56

There is a significant body of literature explaining how a free market for kidneys would eliminate both the economic and the medical shortage of kidneys and thus, in addition to supplying sufficient kidneys for those who become needy in the future, remove the entire backlog of 40,000+ patients...

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Pleasing the interested investor: the rational basis for the compensation of corporate executive officers

Whitehead, Roy; Block, Walter - In: Managerial Finance 30 (2004) 2, pp. 93-111

In the aftermath of the Enron scandal, the critics of free enterprise have blamed this system for inflated and out of control executive salaries, particularly those of the chief executive officer (CEO). The present paper defends the marketplace against these charges. In section I we argue that...

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Tax implications of mergers and acquisitions involving financial institutions

Kasipillai, Jeyapalan - In: Managerial Finance 30 (2004) 4, pp. 48-62

In recent years, there have been a significant number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) among financial institutions in American, European as well as in Asian countries. The Malaysian government too has encouraged mergers among financial institutions since the 1997‐98 financial crisis so as...

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