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ABSTRACT We examine the role of intrinsic motivations—psychologically based, non‐economic factors—in earnings benchmark beating by focusing on owner‐managed firms that are largely free from external pressures from shareholders, analysts, and the media.
Jeppe Christoffersen +2 more
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Abstract We examine the effect of the inevitable disclosure doctrine (IDD) on cost of debt. Our difference‐in‐differences analyses reveal that the IDD significantly reduces the loan spread for borrowers in adopting states. To elucidate the mechanisms of such finding, we find that the IDD's effect is weaker in industries with high management turnover ...
Haiyan Jiang +2 more
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Central Bank Purchases and Corporate Bond Issuance during the Pandemic: The Case of Japan
Abstract In its massive purchases of corporate bonds during the COVID‐19 pandemic, the Bank of Japan set the maximum eligible remaining maturity at 5 years. I document that during the postpandemic period, Japanese firms increased bond issuance, with the increase concentrated in (1) issuance of bonds with eligible maturities (1–5 years) and (2 ...
Yusuke Tsujimoto
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Competition Enforcement and Accounting for Intangible Capital
ABSTRACT Antitrust laws mandate review of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) that exceed an asset size threshold based on accounting standards that exclude most intangible capital. We show that this exclusion leads to thousands of intangible‐intensive M&As being nonreportable. Acquirers in nonreportable deals achieve higher equity values and price markups,
JOHN D. KEPLER +2 more
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Abstract In previous research, scholars have often highlighted the important role of leaders in defending and protecting a historical organizational purpose. However, adopting such a ‘backward‐looking’ perspective, researchers have devoted much less attention to understanding how an organizational purpose can be deliberately changed and leveraged to ...
Luca Manelli +3 more
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Organization Capital and Firm Resilience to Cash Flow Shocks
ABSTRACT Spanning a 3‐year window before and after the COVID‐19 pandemic (2017–2022), this study examines the role of organizational capital in shaping firm resilience to cash flow shocks. We find that organizational capital significantly mitigates adverse cash flow impacts arising from pandemic‐related operational disruptions.
Chen Huang +3 more
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ABSTRACT We examine the sectoral impact of Western sanctions on Russian corporate performance from 2014 to 2021 using a panel of listed nonfinancial firms. Applying continuous‐time heterogeneous treatment models and difference‐in‐differences estimators, we document persistent divergence across sectors: The energy sector exhibits sustained ...
Eugene Nivorozhkin
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Structure and determinants of financial covenants in leveraged buyouts - evidence from an economy with strong creditor rights [PDF]
We apply control rights theory to explain the structure and determinants of financial covenants in private equity backed leveraged buyouts. We analyze 130 German transactions from 2000 to 2008, covering about 40 percent of the LBO market during this ...
Achleitner, Ann-Kristin +2 more
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The Benefits of Access: Evidence from Private Meetings with Portfolio Firms
ABSTRACT We use large language models to analyze the content of 4,700 private meetings between a large active asset manager and its portfolio firms. The high‐level meetings convey mostly soft information about the firm, and little about industry or market. Fund manager meetings focus on business models and financial metrics, while governance specialist
MARCO BECHT +2 more
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Financial Restructuring in Banking and Corporate Sector Crises: What Policies to Pursue? [PDF]
We review the literature on resolving bank and corporate sector crises to identify government policies that affect the depth of a crisis and the ease and sustainability of recovery, and to analyze their fiscal cost.
Daniela Klingebiel +2 more
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