Real estate indices often rely on strong constant quality assumptions. Hedonic techniques are more rigorous than median-price measures to control for quality of the assets in place or the quality of the assets that are put on the market at different times. We use a unique appraisal-based rent...

This study analyzes the impact of imminent reclassification of credit rating on the decision-making regarding capital structure of non-financial corporations listed in Latin America. Despite the importance attributed by the market agents and the existence of empirical evidence of the effect...

Drawing on an institutional theoretical perspective, we investigated the impact of the origins of organizational legitimacy on systematic risk using a sample of 358 Brazilian companies between the years 2002 and 2007. We regard three origins of legitimacy – formal-regulatory (presence in...

Literature shows that there are significant associations between health and happiness. Various countries are considering, contemplating or formally incorporating the happiness variable into their public health policies. Moreover, the private sector has shown interest in the topic. Based on that...

Recently, increased competition has prompted companies to enhance their organizational efficiency. One of the areas most influenced by this pressure is supply management, which uses a large percentage of corporate assets and has the potential to negatively affect customer service. Another...

In recent years, an increasing share of researches on Finance have placed attention to the study of corporate governance, highlighting its implications to the global performance of companies. One of the ways to assess the structures and practices of the corporate governance is to verify the...

The company performance dependents directly of the decisions taken for its managers. Thus, the supposed strategical position can be decisive for the levels of the financial performance reached by the firm. This article verify, the existence of associations between the suppliers diversification...

This article aims to analyze under theory of graphs assumptions, small worlds approach, how the configuration of the global network of relations among board members of public companies listed in the Brazilian between 2004 and 2007 evolved. To verify the validity of small world approach, the...

We study whether the tone of daily news in mass media as a proxy for market sentiment affects the typical daily pledge amount in reward crowdfunding campaigns. Based on unique data for over 350,000 pledges in reward crowdfunding campaigns from over 2,600 cities in Brazil, we find that market...