We study the impact of corporate secretary tenure on the governance quality of Chinese A-share listed firms. Results show that corporate secretary tenure is negatively associated with board meeting frequency, outside director in-meeting dissent and incidence of fraud and lawsuit. Key findings...

We study the impact of corporate secretary tenure on the governance quality of Chinese A-share listed firms. Results show that corporate secretary tenure is negatively associated with board meeting frequency, outside director in-meeting dissent and incidence of fraud and lawsuit. Key findings...

Organizations invest and engage in various process innovation activities to achieve superior operational performance and gain strategic advantage. While research has examined the impacts of such activities on organizational outcomes, few studies have focused on organizational competences that...

Using data collected by the World Bank, we empirically investigate the relationship between Chinese manufacturers' supply chain attributes, raw material and finished goods inventory turnover, and return on sales. Our findings indicate that location proximity, relationship continuity, and the...

This study examines if and how does venture capital's experience, as measured by venture capital age, specialization and historical investment influence post-IPO performance and growth of firms. We find that venture capital experience has significant positive effects on long-run performance...

This paper examines cash dividends and share repurchases in Japan - discerning between keiretsu and non-keiretsu groupings of firms - during the period 1990 to 2008, a period of extensive Japanese corporate governance reform. As in the United States, share repurchases in Japan have grown...

This paper examines the impact of cross-country variation in shareholders' and debt holders' rights on post-IPO performance and survival of newly listed stocks across the globe. Using a sample of 10,490 initial public offerings (IPOs) in 40 countries between 2000 and 2013, we find that post-IPO...

Prior studies examine outside directors' characteristics without considering their behaviors and document mixed results. We propose a new measure based on dissenting opinions expressed by outside directors in board meetings, which provide unique insights into their active monitoring actions. We...