This study investigates whether patents can be a useful signaling tool for the IPO performances among high- and low-tech firms. Literature has provided a wealth of evidence confirming a significant relationship between patent signal and capital-raising success for US and EU venture...

Research Question/Issue: The study compares corporate governance and its impact on cash holdings (CH) between shareholder-perk (SHP) and non-shareholder-perk (NON-SHP) firms in Japan. We use the t-test, fixed effects, and generalized method of moments (GMM) to examine 3522 firms from 2005 to...

Shareholder perks (SP) are additional benefits companies provide to strengthen investor relationships and increase retail shareholders. Using the Japanese listed companies that conduct SP programs, we examine the management intention of retail shareholder-increasing strategy given the real...

Patterns and trends of trade disputes reveal vital information about the users of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Despite WTO has detailed guidelines regarding how the multilateral trade should be practiced by the Member Countries, the DSU is the...

Open innovation has developed over several decades from a small pool of innovation pioneers, mostly active in high-tech industries, to be widely discussed and implemented in innovation strategy. The primary objective of the Open Innovation Session (OIS) is to create a platform where firms are...

This study investigates the ex-dividend day stock prices of the firms listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) where the tax rate is higher on dividends than on capital gains. The results help to explain what impact taxes have on the ex-day stock prices behavior in an emerging market. To examine...