Astract Research Summary We examine how the value created by technological and marketing intangible assets in foreign direct investment (FDI) varies with board effectiveness conditions. Synthesizing internalization and agency theories, we theorize that a firm can better leverage intangibles and create value through acquisitive FDI if its board setup ...
Tao Han, Xavier Martin
wiley +1 more source
Lower margins are tied to companies' climate performance rather than to low-carbon assets.
Fricaudet M, Parker S, Ameli N, Smith T.
europepmc +1 more source
Market concentration of the Brazilian hospital medical supplementary health system. [PDF]
Westarb Cruz JA+4 more
europepmc +1 more source
ABSTRACT Female sex workers (FSWs) can receive a premium for engaging in unprotected and other risky sexual behaviours. Women engaging in transactional sex, defined as ‘non‐commercial sexual relationships motivated by the implicit assumption that sex is exchanged for material support’, are thought to share similar economic incentives as women engaging ...
Rebecca G. Njuguna+3 more
wiley +1 more source
Banking market consolidation in Asia: Evidence from acquirers, targets, and rivals
Abstract We analyse the financial sector consolidation in Asia by using a comprehensive sample of bank M&As from 1995 to 2021. Our results show that M&A announcements by Asian domestic acquirers are associated with significant positive stock price returns to both acquirers and their rivals.
Sascha Kolaric+2 more
wiley +1 more source
Analysis of the role of medical insurance in the "Health shocks-consumption upgrading" model: evidence from China. [PDF]
Hu Q, Wang E, Zhu M.
europepmc +1 more source
Negative interest rate policy and bank risk‐taking: Search for yield or de‐leverage?
Abstract Since 2012, many central banks have implemented negative interest rate policies (NIRPs). While two opposing hypotheses about the effectiveness of NIRPs have emerged in the academic: the “de‐leverage effect” and the “search‐for‐yield effect.” The long‐term use of NIRPs provides a rare and important setting to re‐examine the relationship between
Wenjin Tang+3 more
wiley +1 more source
The impact of the relationship between government and pharmaceutical enterprises on social contribution during the public health emergency: an empirical study. [PDF]
Zhuang Q, Wang H, Bai Q, Liang J.
europepmc +1 more source
Reputational risk and target selection: An evidence from China
Abstract Do bidders with pre‐deal lower (higher) reputational risk select targets with lower (higher) reputational risk in the existing and new markets? Past research on the role of reputation suggests that reputable firms make conservative investment decisions to maintain their reputation.
Tanveer Hussain+2 more
wiley +1 more source
Digital inclusion finance, government subsidies and R&D investment-empirical evidence based on listed Chinese pharmaceutical firms. [PDF]
Zhao X, Wang S, Chen Y.
europepmc +1 more source