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The economic rationale for option backdating: incentive explanations
Hongyan Fang, David Whidbee– The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence in support of incentive and retention-based explanations for backdating.
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Competitive strategy and industry contagion following traditional Chapter 11 bankruptcy announcements
Kenneth Hunsader, Natalya Delcoure, Gwendolyn Pennywell– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of bankruptcy announcements on the bankrupt firm's competitors' stock returns.
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Equity agency costs in payouts, pension plan manipulation and firm performance
Rony Moche Halman– The purpose of this paper is to present novel empirical findings regarding the shareholder-management agency problem.
820
Governance, type of blockholder, and negotiating power in takeovers
Oneil Harris, Jeff Madura, Charmaine GleggAgency theory suggests that if managers are not monitored, takeover negotiations may be contaminated by agency conflicts, which may weaken a firm's bargaining position. This paper…
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Are big city businesses more profitable than other firms?
William RulandThe purpose of this paper is to focus upon the financial performance of firms that maintain headquarters in the largest cities and firms based in smaller metropolitan areas. Big…
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- Professor Don Johnson