The purpose of this study is to examine whether perceived innovativeness moderates the relationship between working capital management (WCM) and firm value. The study uses a sample of 200 listed Indian firms for 2015-2019. The firms are classified into innovative and non-innovative categories...

This paper investigates how financial constraints affect a firm's decision on whether to conduct product innovation. Theoretically, we show that a firm's optimal decision on product innovation is a function of its past decision, financial constraints and a set of control variables. Through...

This paper examines the association between LGBT-friendly corporate policies and firm performance. Using data on U.S. firms from 2003 to 2016, we document that LGBT friendliness is positively associated with firm performance. Specifically, we find strong evidence that more LGBT-friendly firms...

We document the existence of manager-shareholder agency problems caused by excess cash in young firms. Firms receiving quasi-random cash windfalls from the exercise of the overallotment option during their IPO are more likely to make value-destroying acquisitions. We hand-collect executive...