In this study, we investigate the effect of political uncertainty on the association between stock price metrics and accounting values. We compare market-to-book value associations of a sample of firms headquartered in Quebec with those of a sample of Canadian firms headquartered outside of...

Purpose -This paper seeks to present and test a model of the association between dividend payout and executive compensation. Design/methodology/approach - The authors develop a model based on Bhattacharyya whereby managerial quality is unobservable to shareholders, and therefore first-best...

The number of joint ventures, and the number of industries in which joint ventures are commonplace, have expanded considerably over the past twenty years. The prescribed treatment for accounting for interests in joint ventures varies across nations, with some requiring the equity method (e. g.,...

Recent studies have documented an association between managerial compensation and firm dividend policy. Bhattacharyya (2000) develops a model of dividend payout that is based in the principal-agent paradigm. In Bhattacharyya's model, managerial quality and effort are unobservable to shareholders...