Corporate political activity and firm performance - a systematic review [PDF]
Corporate political activity (CPA) has been recognized as a source of sustainable competitive advantage. Its proponents, mostly nonmarket strategy researchers, argue that political capital enables firms to influence their regulatory and policy ...
Liedong, Tahiru Azaaviele
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Political connections, tacit power and corporate misconduct [PDF]
This paper examines the impact of political connections (i.e., lobbying and political contributions) on the time it takes to detect corporate misconduct and the size of penalties following securities class actions (SCAs), restatements and Accounting and ...
Tan, Eric K.M. +8 more
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Political connections and firms: network dimensions [PDF]
Abstract Business and politician interaction is commonplace. Most research has classified firms as either connected to a politician or not: a binary approach. Yet, there are almost always strong network dimensions to these connections. This article builds a unique data set to document a network of connections between politically exposed ...
Commander, Simon +2 more
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Political Connections, Related Party Transactions and Earnings Management In Listed Companies in Tehran Stock Exchange [PDF]
In firms with political connections, Related party transactions may be facilitate the goals of this. In other words, related party transactions in firms with political connections and existence influential members, could lead to abuse of company ...
Mohammad Reza Abbaszadeh +2 more
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Politically Connected Governments [PDF]
ABSTRACTThis paper examines the consequences of powerful political connections for local governments. We find that governments located within the constituencies of, and thus connected to, powerful congressional members reduce their stewardship over public resources.
CHRISTINE CUNY +2 more
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Influence of Political Connections on the Relationship between Management Ability and Fraudulent Financial Reporting [PDF]
Objective: The quality of firm management can have a significant effect on firm value, and can provide a basis for making proper economic decisions by preparing useful reports and publishing them in the capital market.
Mohammad Nazaripour +1 more
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Political connections and depositor discipline [PDF]
Abstract We examine the effects of political connections on depositor discipline in a sample of Turkish banks. Banks with former members of parliament at the helm enjoy reduced depositor discipline, especially if the former politician's party is currently in power – less so if the former politician served as a minister. Banks with structural problems
M. DISLI, K. SCHOORS, J. MEIR
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Capital Structure and Political Connections: Evidence from GCC Banks and the Financial Crisis [PDF]
Purpose This paper investigates the effect of political connections on the capital structure of banks before and after the financial crisis in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
Ahmed, Fatma, McMillan, David
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Connecting to Power: Political Connections, Innovation, and Firm Dynamics [PDF]
How do political connections affect firm dynamics, innovation, and creative destruction? We extend a Schumpeterian growth model with political connections that help firms ease bureaucratic and regulatory burden. The model highlights how political connections influence an economy's business dynamism and innovation, and generates a number of implications
Akcigit, Ufuk +2 more
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Do independent directors play a political role? Evidence from independent directors’ death events
We propose that independent directors are likely to play a political role in an institutional setting featuring weak investor protection and strong government intervention. Using Chinese data for 2001–2014, we investigate whether the stock price reaction
Qing Ye, Zengquan Li
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