This study focuses on the role of Say-on-Pay as a mechanism that aims to promote the efficiency of corporate governance by providing an additional channel for the expression of shareholder “voice”. Initially introduced in the UK, Say-on-Pay has subsequently been adopted in a large number of...

M&A announcements can result in substantial positive or negative abnormal acquiring-firm stock returns and sizeable associated dollar value gains or losses. Unfortunately for decision makers tasked with evaluating potential deals, the existing M&A literature focuses on the in-sample analysis of...

Few can argue with the notion that corporations should at least consider corporate social responsibility (CSR) to better understand the impact of their operations on society. However, recent empirical tests suggest CSR has an ambiguous impact on firm performance. To shed new light on this...