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Governance, sentiment analysis, and initial public offering underpricing
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2019-01-28)
Research Question/Issue
What is the relationship between governance, tone in language, and underpricing of initial public offerings (IPOs) in Latin America?
Research Findings/Insights
We find a positive (negative) and ...
The impact of governance on IPO underpricing and performance at the country and corporate level : literature review and research directions
(AfricaGrowth Institute, 2020-06-01)
We update and review the current literature on IPO underpricing and performance, stressing the link with corporate governance at the country and firm-level. We focus on the separation between ownership and control and the ...
What you say and how you say it : Information disclosure in Latin American firms
(Elsevier Inc., 2021-04)
Firms in Latin America could differentiate themselves by adopting better information disclosure practices. In this paper, we construct an Information Disclosure Index (IDI) for a sample of 454 firms in the six largest Latin ...
The role of family involvement on CEO turnover : evidence from colombian family firms
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2015)
Manuscript Type
Empirical
Research Question/Issue
We analyze CEO turnover in closely held firms with some level of ownership dispersion in a context of low investor protection. In particular, we examine the impact of ...
Decisiones gerenciales estratégicas : una aplicación a la teoría de juegos
(2017)
La teoría de juegos es el estudio económico de las intersecciones estratégicas entre dos o más individuos racionales. Este libro se diferencia del resto de la amplia oferta de textos sobre el tema, en que busca desde el ...
Family involvement and dividend policy in closely held firms
(Sage Publications Inc, 2014-06-11)
This article examines the effects of family involvement on dividend policy in closely held firms that face agency problems involving majority?minority shareholders. We argue that minority shareholders press for dividends ...
Internet-based corporate disclosure and market value : evidence from Latin America
(Elsevier BV, 2013-12)
We examine the relationship between an Internet-based corporate disclosure index and firm value in the seven largest stock markets of Latin America. We find, after controlling for firms' characteristics, industry and country ...
Topics and methods in economics, finance, and business journals : a content analysis enquiry
(Elsevier Ltd, 2018-12-18)
This study analyzes the abstracts and titles of 33,454 business finance, economics, management, and business articles published in ISI (frequently cited) journals during 2013–14. The sample represents 46.4 percent of all ...
Family firms and financial performance : the cost of growing
(Elsevier BV, 2012-12)
This study examines the relationship between financial performance and family involvement for 523 listed and non-listed Colombian firms over 1996–2006. Using a detailed database and performing several panel data regression ...
Family firms and debt : risk aversion versus risk of losing control
(Elsevier Inc., 2013-11)
This study examines the effect of family management, ownership, and control on capital structure for 523 Colombian firms between 1996 and 2006. The study finds that debt levels tend to be lower for younger firms when the ...