The article is an attempt to assess whether Stock Ownership moderates the relationship between corporate diversification and CEO compensation. Based on agency theory, we develop the hypothesis of whether when CEOs hold a large fraction of their firms' outstanding stock, the CEOs are acting more...

The article is an attempt to assess whether Stock Ownership moderates the relationship between corporate diversification and CEO compensation. Based on agency theory, we develop the hypothesis of whether when CEOs hold a large fraction of their firms’ outstanding stock, the CEOs are acting...

This study examines whether higher information disclosure firms have higher associations with accounting returns (EPS) and stock prices based on the Ohlson (1995) model. Survey results on information disclosure and transparency of Taiwan firms in 2004 were obtained from the Taiwan SEC. The...

This study examines the level and structure of CEO compensation of 2,448 CEO’s from 1,622 firms spanning a range extending from 1997 through 2002. Based on agency and expectancy theories, this study tests the hypotheses that corporate diversification is associated with CEO compensation....

Due to increasing globalisation, accounting practices and individual investment decisions are no longer constrained by national borders. However, we believe individual practices and decisions are constrained by societal culture due to its impact on the development and setting of national...