In this paper, we proposed a model of how corporate acquisition influences industrial performance by exploring industry-level and firm-level ownership characteristics in emerging markets. Based on a database of 1,934 acquisitions of listed firms in China, we examined the relationship between...

We examine the association between financial restatement and firm value, based on a sample of firms that restated financial statement in Chinese listed firms between January 2005 and December 2009. Using Tobin's Q as a proxy for firm value in the end of restatement year, we find firm value in...

Geographic diversification of listed companies expands the distance between parent and subsidiary in space geographically; thus, it is urgent to clarify whether the geographic distance between parent and subsidiary companies inhibits or promotes corporate innovation performance. This paper...

The high sensitivity of management compensation to accounting performance could be an important driver of financial restatement, due to strong management incentives to manipulate earnings. This paper examines whether restating firms rearrange management's annual compensation following...

In this study, we propose and test the relationship between CSR and firm financial performance, how this relationship differs between firms led by CEOs with political connections and those led by CEOs without political connections, and how this relationship differs between state-owned firms and...