This study investigates the interdependencies between debt capital and dividend policy as complementary factors influencing firm value among corporations listed on the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI). Using Tobin's Q as a firm value metric and employing robust econometric techniques...

Understanding how firms finance their activities is crucial for fostering economic growth. The financial life cycle is a critical framework for understanding how firms' financing needs and strategies evolve over time. This paper examines the capital structure choices of Italian SMEs focusing on...

This study examines the causal and dynamic effects of carbon information disclosure on firm value, using a policy-driven setting in China's carbon-intensive industries. In 2018, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment implemented a regulatory policy requiring internal carbon accounting and...

This study examines the effect of tax complexity on the market value of publicly traded firms. Using firm-level measures of tax complexity, we find that a one standard deviation increase in tax complexity-comparable in magnitude to the rise following the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act-is associated...

This paper demonstrates whether the impact of agency costs on firm value depends on the level of managerial power using the fraction of capital held by the manager, as well as their level of voting rights. Focusing on a sample of 120 non-financial French firms incorporated in the CAC...

In the past few decades, companies have begun to pay attention to the issue of whether companies that are engaged in CSR activities enhance firm value remains a subject of debate. From the perspective of agency theory, high-CSR companies can encounter poor financial performance and a reduction...

This study examines the effects of intangible assets and all components of intangible assets on Thai-listed companies' firm value and performance. The aggregate value of intangible assets and three components of intangible assets, namely identifiable intangible assets (IIA), goodwill (GW), and...

Using panel regression on a sample of 1,532 firms listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India and 450 firms in the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) of China, this study examines the impact of promoter ownership on firm value. We find that promoter have positive impact on firm value in...

The literature are abound with studies on the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors on a company's value, or more broadly, on its financial performance. However, most analyses concern developed markets, mainly because the largest rating agencies operate in these markets,...

This study examines the moderating function of corporate governance (CG) to the relationship between leverage and firm value (FV) using Korean market data. The study employs ordinary least-squares panel data regressions and two methods to manage endogeneity problems. The findings show a...

Recent studies have addressed the impact of Environment, Social, and Governance responsibility on corporate financial performance and value, but often ignore its impact on non-financial performance. Whereas the ultimate goal of ESG responsibilities is non-financial matters, that is, to...

Previous research has examined the relationship between ESG disclosure and firm value, but it has yet to fully explain how the former can increase the latter. Thus, the current study aims to fill the research gap by analyzing the relationship between ESG disclosure and firm value with...

This study aims to ascertain the direct impact of Research and Development (R&D) spending on the value of a company, specifically in the palm oil industry. Additionally, the study examines how the company’s size influences its value concerning R&D expenditures. The inquiry examines the impact...

Company value results from how well a company has managed its resources to achieve business benefits. However, there are always risks associated with conducting business, and effective risk management (ERM) can help reduce those risks so that they stay in the way of the entity's performance...

This study investigates the effects of corporate governance (CG) attributes on firm value (FV), considering the moderating effect of ESG performance. This study considers the three strands of corporate governance, thus board’s structural, diversity and process attributes, which have not been...

In the concept put forward by the Behavioral Theory of the Firm (BTF), the policies implemented must provide added value to the company. In their preparation, policies will be heavily influenced by decision-makers behavior. This study was conducted to see the company's value dividend policy and...

This study investigates the relationship between dividend policy, firm performance, and value within the Korean market, taking into account the unique context of Chaebol ownership struc‑ tures. Utilizing a robust dataset of 5478 observations from the Korean Composite Stock Price Index, our...

Aim: This paper aims to understand the effects of ownership concentration on firm risk and value. Design / Research methods: The author focuses on the largest publicly listed 91 German corporations in the time period 2010 to 2021. The resulting sample contains between 928 and 1051 observations...

We study social reactions to job destructions on Twitter. We use information on large-scale restructuring events announced in the United Kingdom over the period 2013-2018. We match it with data collected on Twitter regarding the number and sentiments of the tweets posted around the time of the...

This research investigates the relationship between capital structure and firm value for companies listed on the Vietnamese stock market. The study utilizes data from audited financial statements of 769 companies spanning from 2012 to 2022, amounting to 8459 observations. Employing various...