Keyword(s): corporate governance
02/17/13
Kimbro, Marinilka Barros and Xu, Danielle, Should Shareholders Have a Say on Executive Compensation? Evidence from Say-on-Pay in the United States (February 2013). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2209936 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2209… more »
04/28/12
I found following to be important papers for investors.
This one showing the impact of the quality of corporate governance on stock performance:
Gompers, Paul A., Ishii, Joy L. and Metrick, Andrew, Corporate Governance and Equity Prices. Quarterly… more »
04/16/12
02:21:15 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com 
, 246 words 
Categories: Deals, Performance Measurement, Corporate Governance
Noe, Thomas H., Blood and Money: Kin Altruism and the Governance of the Family Firm (April 15, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2039870
Abstract:
"This paper develops a theory of family-firm governance based on inclusive fit… more »
03/18/12
09:14:38 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 154 words
Categories: Performance Measurement, Corporate Governance, Market Characteristics
Dow, James, Board Incentives and CEO Turnover (March 16, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2024994
Abstract:
This paper shows that corporate boards will be reluctant to replace CEOs because firing sends a negative signal to the mar… more »
02/23/12
07:05:12 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 200 words
Categories: Performance Measurement, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation, Market Characteristics
Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun, John Van Reenen, Management Practices Across Firms and Countries, NBER Working Paper No. 17850Issued in February 2012"For the last decade we have been using double-blind survey techniques and ran… more »
01/22/12
09:24:04 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 42 words
Categories: Deals, Valuation, Investment Strategy, Corporate Governance, Market Characteristics
Aswath Damodaran: Private Equity: Hero or Villain? Jan. 14, 2012Aswath Damodaran looks at 4 elements when assessing the impact of active investors:1) Asset deployment and aperating performance2) Capital Structure3) Dividend Policy4… more »
11/25/11
Rapp, Marc Steffen and Trinchera, Oliver, Regulation and the Anatomy of Ownership Structures in European Listed Firms (November 22, 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1963336
Keywords: Corporate Governance, Ownership Structure, Firm Pe… more »
10/15/11
06:04:19 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 185 words
Categories: Corporate Governance, Banks/Investment Banks
Schmid, Markus M., Sabato, Gabriele and Aebi, Vincent, Risk Management, Corporate Governance, and Bank Performance in the Financial Crisis (October 11, 2011)Abstract:"The recent financial crisis has raised several questions with respect to the co… more »
09/18/11
09:26:39 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 666 words
Categories: Stock Market, Corporate Finance
After the latest rogue trader scandal in the London branch of UBS it seems to be clear that national bank regulation is not efficient enough to appropriately control foreign investment banking activities of Swiss banking conglomerates. It is extremely di… more »
09/02/11
08:16:32 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 517 words
Categories: Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation
James Kwak has a great article in "The Atlantic" about why often founders make the best leaders:The Atlantic: Steve Jobs's Law: Why Founders Make the Best Leaders, by James Kwak, Sep. 1, 2011"This year, dozens of startup company founders will be… more »
07/13/11
06:29:16 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 269 words
Categories: Statistics, Performance Measurement, Corporate Governance, Market Characteristics
New paper on characteristics of European LBO's during the past years:
Harbula, Péter, Operating Performance, Valuation, Leverage, and Corporate Governance of Leveraged Buy-Out Transactions: A Continental European Perspective (July 1, 2011). Available… more »
05/27/11
Gong, James Jianxin and Wu, Steve Yuching, CEO Turnover in Private Equity Sponsored Leveraged Buyouts (October 27, 2010). Corporate Governance: An International Review, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 195-209, 2011. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=185160… more »
05/14/11
09:27:10 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 112 words
Categories: Statistics, Performance Measurement, Corporate Governance, Market Characteristics, Market Structure
Wiley Online Library: CEO Turnover in Private Equity Sponsored Leveraged Buyouts, in Corporate Governance: An International Review
Volume 19, Issue 3, pages 195–209, May 2011
Wiley Online Library: Private Equity Takeovers and Employment in the UK: So… more »
03/26/11
07:13:28 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 208 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks
Once again a paper which shows that knowledgeable, strong shareholders can have a major positive impact on the corporate governance of a cooperation. The opposite are corporations with atomistic shareholder structures, where managers can get too powerful… more »
02/23/11
05:22:58 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 137 words
Categories: Corporate Governance, Regulation
Find here two links to recent papers by ECGI on management/CEO compensation. The papers show that regulation does often not have the expected effects. Looking at the market, a combination of strengthening shareholder rights and increased firm transpa… more »
02/21/11
Rapp, Marc Steffen, Sperling, Marco O. and Wolff, Michael, Who is Asking the Shareholders? Voting on Management Compensation in German Listed Firms – Evidence from the Annual Meeting Season 2010 (Wer fragt die Aktionäre? - Abstimmung über das Vorstandsve… more »
01/27/11
in German language:
Bundesverband Deutscher Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellshaften: Mythen und Fakten zu Private Equity, 2011
Keywords: Private Equity, Value Creation, Corporate Governance, Regulation more »
06:06:33 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 241 words
Categories: Statistics, Performance Measurement, Corporate Governance, Market Characteristics
Groh, Alexander Peter, Liechtenstein, Heinrich and Lieser, Karsten, The European Venture Capital and Private Equity Country Attractiveness Indices (April 01, 2010). Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/ab… more »
01/21/11
Knowledge Wharton: The Cost of Entrenchment: Why CEOs Are Rarely Fired, Jan. 19, 2011
Wharton finance professor Luke Taylor has heard the conventional wisdom many times: Boards of directors often fail to do their jobs when it comes to firing underperf… more »
01/17/11
06:27:04 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 92 words
Categories: Corporate Governance, Market Characteristics
Private Equity, made to a financial crisis scapegoat by regulators, can have a very positive effect on firms!
Siegel, Donald S., Wright, Mike and Filatotchev , Igor, Private Equity, LBOs, and Corporate Governance: International Evidence (November 12,… more »
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