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Global corporate governance / edited by Kose John, Anil K. Makhija, Stephen P. Ferris.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
John, Kose, editor.
Makhija, Anil K., editor.
Ferris, Stephen P., editor.
Series:
Advances in financial economics ; Volume 19.
Advances in Financial Economics, ; Volume 19
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Corporate governance--International cooperation.
Corporate governance.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (264 pages).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.
Summary:
Advances in Financial Economics Vol 19 is peer reviewed and focusses on International Corporate Governance.
Contents:
Front Cover
Global Corporate Governance
Contents
List of Contributors
Financial Performance and the Competitive Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility
Introduction
Motives for Joining the Children's Food and Beverage Initiative
Altruism
Avoid Regulation
Feel Good Cosmetic Action
Hurt Competitors
This Social Responsibility Will also Force the Company to Be More Efficient and Resourceful
Data and Methodology
Findings
Conclusion
Notes
References
Regulation and the Ownership Structure of European Listed Firms
Sample and Data Description
Sample Construction
Measures of Ownership Concentration
Measures of Regulation and Shareholder Protection
Firm Characteristics and Further Control Variables
Ownership Structures of European Listed Firms
Regulation and Ownership Structures
Empirical Design
Shareholder Protection and Overall Ownership Concentration
Shareholder Protection and Concentration of Different Investor Types
Strategic versus Institutional Investors
Differentiating Independent and Grey Institutional Investors
Robustness Tests
Sample Selection Issues
Regulation, Ownership Structure, and Firm Performance
Empirical Results
Acknowledgments
SAMPLE COMPOSITION
CROSS-CHECK OF TOB OWNERSHIP DATA
VARIABLE DESCRIPTION
Ownership Variables
Other Country Characteristics
Firm Characteristics
Determinants of Corporate Leverage in Publicly Listed GCC Companies - Conventional versus Sukuk
Literature Review
Conventional Leverage
Sukuk and Islamic Capital Structure
Hypotheses
Data
Results and Discussions
Conventional Determinants of Conventional Leverage.
Determinants of Sukuk Using Conventional Models
Large Shareholders and Target Returns: International Evidence
MLS Variables
Presence of MLS
Power of MLS
Role of Family versus Non-Family MLS
Control Variables
Univariate Results
Multivariate Analysis
Type of second largest shareholder
Robustness Checks
Basic Sensitivity Tests
Country Effects and Investor Protection
Endogeneity of MLS Structures
APPENDIX: VARIABLE DEFINITIONS
A Gender Gap in Executive Cash Compensation in Thailand: A View of the Expectancy Theory
Expectancy Theory
Agency Theory
Stewardship Theory
Motivation Theory
Life Cycle Theory
Results
A Gender Gap and the Expectancy Theory
CEO Gender and Firm Characteristics
The Role of Monitoring and Stewardship in the Expectancy Theory
CEO Compensation Practices around Spinoffs
RPE, Asymmetric Pay for Skill/Luck, and Compensation Benchmarking
Relative Performance Evaluation (RPE)
Pay for Skill/Luck Asymmetry
Benchmarking CEO Pay
Data and Sample Selection
Data Selection
Data Characteristics
Empirical Tests and Results
RPE
Compensation Benchmarking
Robustness
Conclusions
APPENDIX A: VARIABLE DEFINITIONS
Socio-Psychological Motives of Socially Responsible Investors
Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)
SRI Framework
The Intention to Maximize Profits
Altruism as the Concern for the Societal Well-Being
Need for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Strategic Leadership Advantages through Social Status Elevation
Utility Derived from Transparency and Information Disclosure
Self-Enhancement through Identification and Self-Consistency
Expression of Social Values
Long-Term Considerations
Discussion
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 17, 2017).
ISBN:
1-78635-165-X

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