This paper uses German evidence to address two questions about corporate governance. The effects of ownership on corporate governance have received much recent attention, but very little of this has been devoted to the appropriate way to measure firm ownership. The results of this paper show that the conclusions reached about the effects of ownership on corporate governance can depend criticall...

This paper uses German evidence to address two questions about corporate governance. The effects of ownership on corporate governance have received much recent attention, but very little of this has been devoted to the appropriate way to measure firm ownership. The results of this paper show that the conclusions reached about the effects of ownership on corporate governance can depend criticall...

reaffirm our conclusions, theoretical framework, and interpretation of results pertaining to the acquisition of firms in the 1960s, showing how Fligstein mischaracterizes each of these components of our paper. We maintain that our framework of organization analysis, which focuses on the interests and capacities of corporate elites, is compatible with Fligstein's proposed institutional, historic...

This article sets out a framework for the analysis of corporate governance and international business. We take a broad perspective on corporate governance mechanisms and consider possible synergies between corporate governance and international business (IB) research. We summarize the papers included in this Focused Issue, and draw out their main contributions to the literature. We compare and ...

Using China’s stock market as the testing venue, this study examines how corporate transparency helps explain the sensitivity of stock prices to general investor sentiment. We find that firms with low corporate transparency, measured by a battery of proxies including state ownership, the prevalence of related party transactions, accrual-based earnings management, audit opinions, and the quality...

The goal of this paper is to provide an analysis of corporate governance in China. We examine corporate governance as it has evolved with China’s economic reform and how it has been influenced by laws and regulations, politics, and Chinese culture. The paper focuses predominantly on corporate governance in publicly listed state-owned enterprises. Many problems in the current corporate governanc...

We analyze the impact of factors related to corporate governance (i.e., compensation, monitoring, and ownership structure) on risk taking in the insurance industry. We measure asset, product, and financial risk in insurance companies and employ a structural equation model in which corporate governance is modeled as latent factor. Based on this model, we present empirical evidence on the link be...

This study investigates the effect of corporate governance mechanisms on Internet financial reporting (IFR) behavior. We rely upon agency theory to predict an association between the extent of a firm’s Internet disclosure behavior and its corporate governance structures. We measure corporate governance by shareholder rights, ownership structure, and board composition. We develop a disclosure in...