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How does CEO career variety affect a firms investment efficiency?
While prior studies have extensively examined CEO career variety in developed economies, its implications for investment efficiency in emerging markets remain limited.
Nurul Fitriani +3 more
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Does Continuous Disclosure Improve Investment Efficiency? Evidence from a Unique Regulatory Setting
We examine the association between continuous disclosure and investment efficiency within the context of Australia's unique regulatory setting for continuous disclosure. Based on 8,527 firm‐year observations, we find that continuous disclosure is positively associated with investment efficiency and helps to mitigate both over‐investment and under ...
Sudipta Bose +3 more
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Firms’ Investment Level and (In)Efficiency: The Role of Accounting Information System Quality
We investigate whether accounting information system quality has an impact on the level and efficiency of firms’ investments. While firms’ growth depends on investment and financing decisions, accounting information is fundamental for the decision-making
Cláudia Pereira +3 more
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Does Corporate Governance Reduce Overinvestment? The Mediating Role of Information Asymmetry [PDF]
This study investigates the direct and indirect relationship between corporate governance and agency cost using bootstrap analysis. For a sample of 155 firms during 2009-2015, this study finds statistically significant both direct effect of corporate ...
Samya Tahir +3 more
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ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between gender diversity in senior corporate positions and environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, alongside their impact on corporate financial performance across European Union companies.
Paolo Saona, Laura Muro
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Can Enterprises Invest Efficiently in Smart Cities?
ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of the digital economy has accelerated smart city (SC) development in China. Using a time‐varying difference‐in‐differences approach, we examine the impact of SC policies on corporate investment efficiency. We document that SC construction significantly enhances investment efficiency, with robust results across multiple ...
Jingmiao Li +3 more
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ABSTRACT We examine how state ownership and CEO financial incentives jointly condition the market valuation of acquisition‐related leverage adjustments in 2251 completed M&A deals by Chinese A‐share listed acquirers (2013–2023). Acquirers draw on spare financing capacity at deal completion, with larger leverage increases among underleveraged firms.
Chun I. Lin +3 more
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Abstract This study examines the relationship between Chief Financial Officer (CFO) overconfidence and firm performance through the lens of environmental violations and constituency statutes. Drawing on stakeholder and upper echelons theories, we find that firms with overconfident CFOs are more likely to commit environmental violations, which ...
Panagiotis Andrikopoulos +4 more
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Foundation governance for the purposeful ownership of enterprise
Abstract Foundation‐owned companies are regarded as real‐world examples of commitment to a company purpose, and several world‐class companies have this ownership structure. They have been found to perform surprisingly well, given the accountability and incentive problems anticipated by conventional economic theories when nonprofit organizations own ...
Terry McNulty, Steen Thomsen
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Do public subsidies trigger firms' overinvestment? Evidence from the Korean renewable energy technology industry. [PDF]
Sung B, Park SD, Choi MS.
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