Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the registered charities in New Zealand have adopted the principle-based corporate governance practices similar to those adopted by the publicly-listed companies and the effect corporate governance practices have on their financial...

This paper investigates the determinants of capital structure in unlisted firms in New Zealand. Hypotheses utilising pecking order theory, trade-off theory and agency costs theory and the effects of firm ownership structure, firm characteristics and industry on small business capital structure...

The application of contrarian strategies in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) are examined in this paper, shedding further light on competing explanations underlying this anomaly. Three specific issues are investigated using several models. First, can a trader book a profit by employing a...

Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nature of corporate governance practised by co-operatives and mutual societies in New Zealand and whether there is any relationship between co-operatives’ ownership structure, capital structure and agency costs. The study also explores...

In this study, a sample of 257 Singaporean domiciled non-financial listed companies is investigated using a system generalised method of moments (system GMM) estimator. This approach allows for controlling the potential sources of endogeneity which are inherent in the performance–governance...

Purpose – This paper aims to illuminate the issue of whether there is a significant difference between long-term abnormal return of acquirers across industries, and which industries achieve better returns. Design/methodology/approach -This paper investigates whether there is a significant...

<title>Abstract</title>The current study aims to empirically explore the relationship between firm characteristics, corporate governance and capital structure in New Zealand's large listed companies. Eight years of data for 40 firms listed on the NZX50 Stock Exchange, are collected and observations are...

Tom or Jerry? The Employment Contracts Act: The Judicial Influence 1991-1997 by Jack Hodder and Jane Forster (Wellington: Institute of Policy Studies), 1998. 89 pp text; 2 appendices listing cases. ISBN 0 90893523 Today's Schools — Governance and Quality, by Simon Smelt (Wellington: Institute...

The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics by William Easterly, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass, and London, England, 2001, xiii+342pp., ISBN 0-262-05065-X, US$ 29.95/£ 20.50 Cycles of Disadvantage? by Scott Boggess and Mary Corcoran, with Stephen P....