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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797795103321

Titolo

International corporate governance [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Kose John, Anil K. Makhija, Stephen P. Ferris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-78560-354-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

Advances in financial economics, , 1569-3732 ; ; v. 18

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnKose

MakhijaAnil K

FerrisStephen P

Disciplina

338.6

Soggetti

Corporate governance

Business & Economics - Corporate Governance

Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Ownership structure and power : evidence from US corporations / Nilanjan Basu, Imants Paeglis, Mohammad Rahnamaei -- Changes in controlling shareholders' holdings : do they entail financial tunneling? / Menachem (Meni) Abudy, Beni Lauterbach -- Devolution of the republican model of Anglo-American corporate governance / Robert Wright -- Toward a better measure of bank corporate governance / James McNulty, Aigbe Akhigbe -- Corporate political connections and the IPO process : the benefits of politically-connected board members and managers / Reza Houston, Stephen Ferris -- Internal corporate governance : the role of residual income in divisional allocation of funds / Dobrina Georgieva -- Ownership matters : the capital structure of private firms / William McCumber -- Investor protections, capital markets, and economic growth : the African experience / Bill Francis, Iftekhar Hasan, Eric Ofori.

Sommario/riassunto

Advances in Financial Economics, volume 18, will present research on corporate governance both in the US and globally. Papers will deal with the role played by boards of directors, internal organization design and governance mechanisms, franchise agreements, the effect of regulation



and policy, the market for corporate control, and strategic alliances. The volume will aim at providing a deeper understanding of corporate governance practices, trends, innovations and challenges using international data.