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Insider Ownership and Investment Efficiency
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between insider ownership and investment efficiency in Indian publicly listed firms, utilising panel data spanning 2001 to 2015. It explores how agency conflicts contribute to suboptimal capital investment decisions. Our analysis reveals that increased insider ownership is associated with reduced investment
Bibek Bhatta
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ESG Performance and Credit Risk: Evidence From Chinese Manufacturing Companies
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effect of corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on credit risk using a sample of manufacturing firms listed on China's Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share markets from 2009 to 2021. Employing fixed effects, the generalised method of moments, and instrumental variable models, we find that ...
Yanan Wang +4 more
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Application of Market Timing Theory: Evidence from Canadian Firms [PDF]
Internal and external finance are the two primary forms of funding for businesses. Internal financing is derived from retained profits, while external financing may come through borrowing money or the issuance of stocks.
Humayun Humta, Hamayoun Ghafourzay
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CSR disclosure and investment efficiency in MENA countries: The moderating role of CSR committee
ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) is often recognized as a transparency mechanism that allows companies to communicate their commitment to CSR. However, CSRD may also exacerbate agency conflicts. This study addresses these two contrasting perspectives by investigating the impact of CSRD on investment efficiency and exploring ...
Mohamed Malek Belhoula +3 more
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Effect on Profitability Of Capital Structure Panel Data Analysis on BIST 100
The relationship between capital structure and profitability is one of the subjects that is being debated in the literature since almost half a century. Modigliani – Miller (1958) argued that the capital structure of an organization has no effect on its ...
Erkan Alsu
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Green Hunter or Green Detractor? Strategic Orientations and Green Revenues
Abstract We bridge a research gap concerning whether varying strategic orientations can be aligned with the transition to greener business practices. Drawing on resource‐based theory and stakeholder theory, we investigate how growth‐ and profit‐oriented strategic orientations shape firms’ capacity to generate green revenues that integrate economic ...
June Cao +2 more
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Cost of Equity and Dividend Policy
The economically justified amount of dividends is equal to the equity cost, assuming that investors use a dividend discounting model. The evaluation of the latter is an extremely difficult task.
P. N. Brusov +2 more
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Why Do Hedgers Hedge? The Role of Ambiguity
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether ambiguity influences hedging behavior in commodity futures markets. Using high‐frequency crude oil futures data, distinct measures of risk and ambiguity are linked to weekly hedging positions from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Fiona Höllmann
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ABSTRACT A concentrated debt structure can facilitate creditor coordination, which reduces the financial distress cost in a liquidity default but also increases the risk of a strategic default. Debt concentration affects the sensitivity of leverage to tax through these two forces.
Xiaoli Hu +3 more
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A reappraisal of Modgliani's finance theories
The paper examines the influence of Modigliani's contributions to the theory of finance. As for the term structure of interest rates, the preferred habitat theory, had a mixed fortune: it was utilized by financial managers for a rather long time, before ...
Terenzio Cozzi
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