...Giang Thi Huong Bui; Manh-Duc Le; Phuong-Nguyen Do Purpose This paper examines whether corporate product diversification provided an “insurance” effect for firm performance during the COVID-19 crisis, using evidence from Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach We use panel data from the 100...

... of corporate diversification during recessionary periods by establishing that the valuation effect of diversification depends on the nature of the crisis. The analysis incorporates criticism of previous studies concerning a biased methodology and uniform data source by applying the Excess Q methodology...

..., among predictors, including a firm's payout ratio, it returns on equity and the cash ratio except the P/B ratio have varying predictability for a corporate debt when firms are classified based on law systems, investors’ rights and the economic scenarios. The crisis period significantly affects...

... in external network ties are effective to tackle gradual crisis. Practical implications The best composition of board capital should depend on the external environment. Only through adopting excessively high board diversity in social capital is suitable when the firms have lower frequency of industry...

... a sample set of East Asian firms to investigate the impact of crisis as it relates to cash holdings. Arsian-Ayaydin et al. use the time period of 1994-2009 to cover both the AFC as well as a portion of the GFC. Firms with more flexibility have better operational performance. No significant...

...Amitava Chatterjee; O. Felix Ayadi; Balasundram Maniam This study adds to the ongoing analysis of the long‐term impact of Asian financial crisis on the stock markets of eight Asian‐Pacific countries. Using current data to capture postcrisis behavior of returns, multivariate cointegration analysis...

...B.N. Ghosh The present paper is a phenomenological study of capital inflow, economic growth and financial crisis in the Southeast Asian countries in general and Malaysia in particular. The paper seeks to explain how unregulated capital inflow in an open economy leads to unsustainable growth...

... statistics to calculate three macro‐indicators of financial crisis, three measures of government permeability and some other ratios for the Chinese financial system. Identifies many weaknesses, concludes that it remains vulnerable to crisis and points out the potential dangers inherent in plans to allow...