Corporate Governance

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-7623-1133-0
Verlag: Jai Press Inc.

Buch, Englisch, 394 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 757 g

Reihe: Advances in Financial Economics

This volume contains fourteen research papers with theoretical and empirical treatment of important financial aspects of corporate governance. The papers cover major corporate governance issues such as the role of the board of directors, ownership structure, ownership concentration, and the influence of outside blockholders. Another salient feature of this collection is that it offers substantial international evidence, including that from the United States of America, Australia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, China, India, and Malaysia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hirschey, Mark

Makhija, A. K.

John, K.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Literatur für Manager

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Related party transactions and Corporate Governance (E.A. Gordon, E. Henry, D. Palia). 2. Corporate Governance characteristics of firms that issue preferred stock (J.S. Howe, H. Lee). 3. Australian corporate casualties (B. Buchanan). 4. Do outside blockholders influence Corporate Governance practices (S.W. Peck). 5. Does Corporate Governance matter in the market of response to merger announcements? Evidence from the U.S. and Germany (P. Lowengrub, M. Melvin). 6. Clientelism, debt service and governance (V. Vaugirard). 7. Ownership patterns and the Saudi market (W. Alajlan). 8. Dividend policy and ownership structure in China (G. Wei, W. Zhang, J.Z. Xiao). 9. What determines corporate ownership concentration around the world? (B. Qu). 10. Resolving Corporate Governance problems in executive stock options grants (P. Dawson). 11. Behavioral aspects of Corporate Governance (O. Marnet). 12. On the monitoring role of the board of directors (M. Ameziane). 13. Does monetary policy matter for Corporate Governance? Firm-level evidence from India (S. Ghosh, R. Sensarma). 14. Ownership structure in the Malaysian corporate sector: Its impact on Corporate Governance, performance, financing and investment patterns (F.A. Samad).

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Makhija is chair of Fisher Colleges department of finance, and holds the Rismiller Endowed Professorship in Finance. His research and teaching interests are in the field of corporate finance, and focus on issues relating to capital structure, corporate governance, and investment policy. His work appears in such top professional journals as the Journal of Finance and the Journal of Financial Economics. His recent published research examines the role of banks in mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance in privatization in Eastern Europe, corporate diversification and financing decisions by public utilities, as well as economic value added as a performance metric. Makhija received a PhD in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.