Do managers time their investment decisions depending on the heterogeneity of the external conditions? To this extent, I propose a simple one-firm closed economy model to introduce, what I coin, investment-timing theory. I explain the model using the extreme rainfall conditions of excess and...

This paper is a review of the exiting literature on corporate governance focusing on the key attributes of board namely the executive compensation, Board independence and Board busyness. The paper looks into the exiting work on how the foreign investment impacts the corporate governance and the...

Rural to urban and rural to rural migration has become both a boon and a bane. Population migration from rural to urban areas occurs mainly due to the lack of sufficient economic opportunities in rural areas. This is a primary survey conducted on the inter-state migrant settlements in Bangalore...

Philosophical underpinning is important in research as this leads to investigation as per a specific paradigm. Every subject domain has a dominant paradigm in which the research is carried out. This paper surveys various journal articles in finance, specifically in financial markets contagion...

Among the Equity Valuation models, the Discounting of cash flow (DCF) uses the cost of equity capital as a discounting rate in determining the value of equity. The cost of equity capital is usually calculated using the CAPM. The capital asset pricing model is backwards looking as its components...

Negative ESG incidents and practices have gained traction in the recent past, severely damaging the firm's reputation and survival. Firms may adopt political investment strategies to mitigate the risks associated with these negative ESG incidents. Using corporate political contributions in the...

The post-acquisition growth of high-tech scaleups has received relatively little research attention. This is surprising since buyers are known to target these firms for growth opportunities whilst sellers increasingly seek strategic partners to access resource to scale their ventures. We examine...

Using 19 emerging economies from 1990 to 2018, we find a positive effect of geopolitical risk on mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal frequency driven mainly by an increase in domestic M&A. We, however, find a negative effect of geopolitical risk on the M&A deal size, highlighting the deadweight...

Examining nineteen emerging economies from 1990 to 2018, we identify a positive effect of geopolitical risk on mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal frequency, driven mainly by an increase in domestic M&A. We, however, find a negative effect of geopolitical risk on the M&A deal size, highlighting...