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Local Ownership as Private Information: Evidence on the Monitoring-Liquidity Trade-Off
Gaspar, José-Miguel; Massa, Massimo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
show that informed ownership improves the quality of governance of the firm and induces value-enhancing decisions (less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005497985
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Ownership, Dividends, R&D and Retained Earnings - are institutional owners short-term oriented?
Wiberg, Daniel - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2008
evidence for the relationship between dividend payout policy and ownership in a corporate governance system which is … have been made on US or UK data, which do not account for this Continental-European governance attribute. The paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419318
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Performance benefits of tight control
Gill, Andrej; Visnjic, Nikolai - 2013
companies to evaluate the consequences of the corporate governance changes on operational performance. Our analysis shows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327823
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Shareholder Activists and Frictions in the CEO Labor Market
Keusch, Thomas - 2021
Using hand-collected data on CEO appointments during shareholder activism campaigns, this study examines whether shareholder involvement in CEO recruiting affects frictions in CEO hiring decisions. The results indicate that appointments of CEOs who are recruited with shareholder activist...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012655973
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Corporate governance benefits of mutual fund cooperation
Renjie, Rex Wang; Verwijmeren, Patrick; Xia, Shuo - 2022
holdings for corporate governance and firm decision-making. We present evidence that dual ownership allows financially … portfolio companies, highlighting the positive governance externalities of intra-family cooperation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013412972
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Performance benefits of tight control
Gill, Andrej; Visnjic, Nikolai - 2013
companies to evaluate the consequences of the corporate governance changes on operational performance. Our analysis shows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010225758
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Efficient Markets and the Law: A Predictable Past and an Uncertain Future
Hu, Henry T.C. - In: Annual Review of Financial Economics 4 (2012) 1, pp. 179-214
This article analyzes the manifold situations in which the efficient-market hypothesis (EMH) has influenced—or has failed to influence—federal securities regulation and state corporate law, and the prospective roles for the EMH in these contexts. In federal securities regulation, the EMH has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010603964
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The Diffusion of Corporate Governance to Emerging Markets: Evaluating Two Dimensions of Investor Heterogeneity
Kim, Woochan; Sung, Taeyoon; Wei, Shang-Jin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
strong tradition of investor activism. Second, we examine corporate financial policies and governance practices of target … firms in emerging markets to adopt corporate governance practices that enhance shareholder values. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110645
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Performance benefits of tight control
Gill, Andrej; Visnjic, Nikolai - Research Center SAFE (Sustainable Architecture for … - 2013
companies to evaluate the consequences of the corporate governance changes on operational performance. Our analysis shows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010955138
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Shareholder activists and frictions in the CEO labor market
Keusch, Thomas - 2021
Using hand-collected data on CEO appointments during shareholder activism campaigns, this study examines whether shareholder involvement in CEO recruiting affects frictions in CEO hiring decisions. The results indicate that appointments of CEOs who are recruited with shareholder activist...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012668370