Research in finance [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, U.K., : Emerald, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Disciplina: 332
• Soggetto topico: Finance
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KensingerJohn F
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; RESEARCH IN FINANCE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 AN EMPIRICAL EXPLORATION OF THE CBOE VOLATILITY INDEX (VIX) FUTURES MARKET AS A HEDGE FOR EQUITY MARKET AND HEDGE FUND INVESTORS; LITERATURE REVIEW; EMPIRICAL PROPERTIES OF THE CASH VIX AND THE CASH-FUTURES BASIS; EXPLANATION OF THE VOLATILITY FUTURES RISK PREMIUM; THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VIX AND THE S&P 500; USING VIX TO REDUCE HIGHER MOMENT RISKS OF HEDGE FUNDS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 GLOBAL EARNINGS FORECASTING EFFICIENCY; UNDERSTANDING RISK AND PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION ; EXPECTED RETURNS MODELING AND STOCK SELECTIONEFFICIENT PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION; ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE ON TRACKING ERROR AT RISK AND EFFICIENT PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; DISCLAIMER; CHAPTER 3 THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP ON FIRMS' INVESTMENTS AND MARKET VALUE; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP AND ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY; EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP AND THE MARKET VALUE OF EQUITY; EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP VERSUS OTHER COMPENSATION PLANS; IMPLICATIONS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES ; APPENDIX: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN CORPORATE INVESTMENT DECISIONSCHAPTER 4 ABNORMAL RETURNS AND IN-HOUSE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW AND HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT; SAMPLE AND DATA; DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS AND UNIVARIATE COMPARISONS; SHAREHOLDER WEALTH EFFECTS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; APPENDIX; CHAPTER 5 ENHANCING THE ROLE OF REAL OPTIONS IN FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING: BUYING AND SELLING REAL OPTIONS; INTRODUCTION; THE CASE OF THE COMPACT REACTORS FROM BABCOCK & WILCOX; THE CASE OF HAWKER BEECHCRAFT; CLOSING REMARKS; NOTES; REFERENCES ; CHAPTER 6 FINANCIAL LEVERAGE, PROJECT EQUITY, AND SENSITIVITY OF NPVINTRODUCTION AND BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE; DESCRIPTION OF THE FORMAL MODEL; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; APPENDIX: A SIMPLE EXAMPLE; CHAPTER 7 RISK MANAGEMENT AND MARKET EFFICIENCY ON THE MIDWEST INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR ELECTRICITY EXCHANGE; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 AT THE ORIGINS OF FEMALE DIRECTORS' NETWORKS: A STUDY OF THE FRENCH CASE; INTRODUCTION; THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES AND HYPOTHESES FOR SPECIFICITY OF FEMALE BOARD NETWORKS; METHODS; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; NOTE ; REFERENCESCHAPTER 9 ECONOMIC MOTIVATION OF THE EX-DIVIDEND DAY ANOMALY: EVIDENCE FROM AN EMERGING MARKET ENVIRONMENT; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; DATA; METHODOLOGY; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES
• Sommario/riassunto: Contributions to Research in Finance, volume 28, include finance theory and financial practice, plus accounting issues such as reporting derivatives positions, reflecting intangible holdings, or predicting financial distress.
• Titolo autorizzato: Research in finance
• ISBN: 1-280-76902-5; 9786613679796; 1-78052-753-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462068003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research in Finance, 28