I provide a critique of mainstream corporate governance literature based on agency theory as a conceptual solution in order to ensure de facto well governed companies worldwide. This critique is based on an analysis of common causes associated with high profile corporate scandals from the 21st...

The year 2011 has marked a decade since the Enron collapse, considered the most emblematic corporate scandal worldwide. Despite its importance, few studies provide an integrated analysis of the underlying failures that allowed Enron's debacle, going beyond the traditional view that reduces the...

This paper provides a qualitative and in-depth discussion of corporate governance in Brazil. It is divided into five sections: i) historical perspective and corporate governance landmarks; ii) main recommendations of the two Brazilian codes of best practices; iii) Bovespa's Novo Mercado; iv)...

The main agency conflict in concentrated ownership environments occurs between controlling and minority shareholders. We investigate the impact on share prices when news released on the specialized media indicates that the interests of these groups diverge. Specifically, we analyze 24...

Spanish Abstract: Esta es una presentación PPT que discute el futuro del gobierno corporativo (GC) y como el negocio exitoso del siglo XXI será diferente de su contra-parte del siglo XX. La presentación contiene siete mensajes clave:1. El mundo está pasando por cambios estructurales que...

This is a PDF file with a presentation about the history and panorama of Corporate Governance and Capital Markets in Brazil, as of earlier 2014. It intends to help foreign researchers and practitioners to understand the evolution of the debates about corporate governance in Brazil, as well as...

Corporate governance studies typically assume that the CEO is the main locus of business power. However, when the CEO and Chairman positions are split, the de facto role of corporate leader may reside in the hands of a person who usually chairs the board but does not necessarily hold the CEO...

Related Party Transactions (RPTs) are operations with high potential for conflict of interests between shareholders and managers or between controlling and minority shareholders. In environments characterized by concentrated ownership structures, such as in Brazilian, such transactions could be...

This paper investigates the impact of announcements of material weaknesses on internal controls on share prices of Latin America companies listed with ADRs levels II and III. An event study methodology was applied based on the Filing Date of Annual Report 20-F submitted to Securities and...

This paper analyzes the determinants of the differential pricing of equity classes (voting and non-voting shares) or the so-called dual-class premium (DCP) in Brazil from 1995 to 2006 with a focus on two specific corporate governance aspects: i) the granting of tag along rights, a mandatory bid...