... Local politicians G3 G18 G38 K29 This study develops new measures of political power and provides a methodology for their estimation. Using these measures, we examine how they relate to a firm's ability to gain government subsidies. Previous research shows how political power can assist...

... Licensed re-use rights only External finance Leverage Debt Capital structure Small firms G0 G38 M20 Finance and more importantly, access to finance is essential for the set-up, survival and growth of firms. Theories of capital structure have mainly been based around explaining...

... Corporate diversification Corporate investment G30 G38 L25 In this comprehensive study, we investigated the intricate relationship between Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) and corporate investment, with a particular focus on assessing the influence of corporate diversification...

... Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only CSR CSR inequality Takeover market Mergers and acquisitions Corporate governance Corporate social responsibility M14 G34 G38 One of the notable theories pertinent to CSR inequality is stakeholder...

... drawback of the previous research in this area is that it has focused solely on single or chosen anti-takeover legislations (Cain et al., 2017). External auditors Big N auditors Big four Hostile takeovers The market for corporate control Corporate governance G34 G38 M41 M42...

... G38 M48 M52 Executive compensation contracts play an important role in aligning managerial behavior with shareholder interests (Holmstrom, 1979 ; Jensen, 1986). Gopalan et al. (2014) and Manso (2011) argue that duration, or the average vesting horizon of all components...

... consecutive, potentially overpriced, acquisitions in an attempt to inflate their compensation. Gender Diversity CEO dominance CFO Acquisitions D23 G14 G38 M12 Warren Buffet, in the 1981 annual report of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., warned potential company acquirers against the notion...

... at: akhilesh-bajaj@utulsa.edu 08 03 2021 29 05 2021 18 06 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Bond ratings CEO power Plus specification Minus specification Middle specification D23 G14 G38 M12 Prior...

... a novel statistical technique that can be extremely useful in analysing single-firm event studies. G34 G38 K22 Italian banks are established either as joint-stock companies (Società per Azioni) or as cooperative banks. The latter are further divided in two categories, Banche Popolari...

... G30 G32 G38 Research has shown that the characteristics of top executives such as age, tenure, incentives and their professional background impact corporate policies (see Chava and Purnanandam, 2010   Barua et al., 2010 ; Aier et al., 2005 ; Geiger and North, 2006...

... capital Generalized quantile regression Risk absorption G21 G28 G38 This paper aims to examine the relationship between bank capital and liquidity creation. According to financial intermediation theory, liquidity creation is considered as one of the most important functions of banks...

... Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Options Executives Stock Incentive Exercise price Performance decline G32 G38 M52 Numerous studies document a positive relation between incentive (or equity-based) pay (comprising executive stock...

... Poison pill Section 382 Shareholder rights plan G38 H25 K34 On October 4, 2010 the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed an earlier Delaware Chancery Court ruling that upheld the use of a tax benefit preservation plan (TBPP) [1] . Although shareholder rights plans have been around for over 25...

... rights only Corporate governance Germany Investors Cost/benefit analysis Regulation Post-deal litigation G14 G34 G38 K22 According to Shleifer and Vishny (1997) corporate governance “deals with the ways in which suppliers of finance to corporations assure themselves...