This papers aims at discussing the determinants of strategic transparency and the governance structure of East Asian firms. The relatively weak institutional infrastructure in East Asia raises the question about the adaptable governance structure and transparency in East Asian firms

This study examines the informativeness of fundamental financial information to three levels of shareholder value. In general, the results show that the fundamental financial information is quite informative to shareholders using the MB ratio as a measure of shareholder value. According to the...

This research study examines the association between firm's fundamental financial information and systematic risk in the DFM General Index. The methodology utilizes a stepwise regression analysis to identify the financial ratios that are associated with firm's beta significantly. The data are...

This paper focuses on the factors that affect location decisions of multinational firms in the French regions in terms of the type of organizational structure and location characteristics. The objective is to examine the significance of the factors that affect firms’ choice of location and the...

This paper examines the effects of determinants of capital structure on firm's equity market value. The underlying assumption is that when a firm changes its capital structure, it actually changes the relative position and the market values of its securities' holders. This is the signaling...

This study examines the informativeness of fundamental financial information to three levels of market-to-book (MB) ratio: high MB firms, medium MB firms, and low MB firms. In general, the results indicate that the financial ratios (as co-integrated financial information) are relatively quite...

This paper examines the dynamic relationships between changes in firm's capital structure and their effects on firm's market value under three different levels of systematic risk; high, medium, and low. As for the determinants of capital structure, the paper examines a comprehensive number of...

Purpose The financing of growth of the firm is quite sensitive to fluctuations in Fund rates. This requires a treatment of Fund rates being subject to structural shifts. This paper examines the impact of threshold Federal Fund Rate (FFR), being a proxy for Federal Reserve policy, on different...