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Shareholder interests vs board of director members' interests and company performance

Switzer, Lorne N.; Cao, Yu - In: Review of Accounting and Finance 10 (2011) 3, pp. 228-245

interests of shareholders. Design/methodology/approach – Specifically, the paper looks at the Rotman/Clarkson (CCBE 2 ) Canadian … company performance. The index is ostensibly designed to capture the essential factors affecting shareholders' confidence in … is a metric for a company's ability to generate economic profits that enhance the wealth for shareholders. Findings …

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“6 and 1” option exchanges and stockholder wealth

Gupta, Atul - In: Review of Accounting and Finance 12 (2013) 2, pp. 148-164

Purpose – Firms will, at times, replace employee holdings of out‐of‐the‐money stock options with new ones that have lower exercise prices. This paper seeks to examine how stockholders view such actions. Design/methodology/approach – The stock price reaction to announcements of option...

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Cash acquirers

Gregory, Alan; Wang, Yuan‐Hsin - In: Review of Behavioural Finance 5 (2013) 1, pp. 35-57

stronger position of shareholders, as opposed to firm managers, in the UK should help in constraining such potential agency … shareholders and mitigate agency problems. Originality/value – As far as we are aware, this is the first paper to systematically …

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Squaring online reverse auctions with the Caux Round Table Principles for Business

Emiliani, M.L.; Stec, D.J. - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 7 (2002) 2, pp. 92-100

Examines if online reverse auctions are consistent with the Caux Round Table Principles for Business . Identifies numerous contradictions that contribute to the perpetuation of divisive business practices. Concludes that buyer behaviors must evolve from focusing on short‐term tactics designed...

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Fudging the supply chain to hit the number: five common practices that sacrifice the supply chain and what financial analysts should ask about them

Godsell, Janet; van Hoek, Remko - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 14 (2009) 3, pp. 171-176

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and detail practices that are commonly used to pursue short‐term functional targets (e.g. end of month sales targets) at the expense of supply chain integration. It also aims to identify the key questions that financial analysts should be...

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Investor relations – taking a fair share of the responsibility

In: Strategic Direction 18 (2002) 8, pp. 13-16

When institutional shareholders famously opposed the HP/Compaq merger, we stood witness to the power of the investor in … today’s organization. Shareholders have the ability to block mergers, replace board members and influence directors. However …

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Bass seeks cost effective expansion in European hotel market

In: Strategic Direction 20 (2004) 4, pp. 19-21

In today’s global market, many companies aim to become big fish in several international ponds. Bass Hotels and Resorts is no different, targeting growth within each of its three geographical divisions – the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The scope of its...

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Maximizing R&D value

In: Strategic Direction 24 (2008) 7, pp. 37-39

. Most also need to increase the return on R&D spending and their innovation efforts. One way to achieve this increased …

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The harder they fall: conglomerates are stricken by a shift in investor preference

In: Strategic Direction 22 (2006) 4

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An empirical model of choice of one‐time corporate cash disbursement methods

Caudill, Steven B.; Hudson, Carl D.; Marshall, Beverly B.; … - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 23 (2006) 1, pp. 27-50

four alternative mechanisms for distributing cash from corporations to shareholders: a fixed‐price self‐tender offer, a …

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