We analyze the determinants of ownership structure in firms when conflicts of interest on risk arise endogenously via different ownership stakes and firm decisions are made through majority voting. A large block is chosen to incentivize monitoring. Because a large blockholder holds a large share of the firm, he is averse to risky investing. This generates a conflict of interest with dispersed s...

experience of being a victim or even attacking someone in an interpersonal conflict is very adverse and tension associated with it could comply with developing mental illnesses. press reports related to violent crimes committed under methamphetamine abuse leaded to concerns among families. in early years of methamphetamine abuse widespread, abusers considered it as a non- hazardous and light dr...

Current theories can support conflicting accounts of the effects of childhood maltreatment on adult religiosity. However, in the relevant empirical research there are few examples of probability sampling or a focus on nonsexual forms of abuse. It is also uncommon to control for risk factors for abuse, which may themselves also affect adult religiosity. This study attempts to overcome some of th...

Maternal morbidity and mortality in childbirth is a matter of utmost importance in public health. In this article, we argue that part of the problem lies in violence committed by health workers in childbearing or abortion services, which affects health-service access, compliance, quality, and effectiveness. We analysed rigorous research from the past decade and discuss four forms of violent abu...

PURPOSE: In this study, we investigated the commitment of cultural minorities and majorities in organizations. We examined how contextual factors, such as pressure to conform and leadership styles, affect the commitment of minority and majority members. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: A field study was conducted on 107 employees in a large multinational corporation. FINDINGS: We hypothesize and fo...

The present paper compares the impact of domestic acquisitions and cross-border acquisitions on Indian acquirer shareholders’ wealth during 2003-2008. A segregated analysis has also been conducted to measure the impact of stake/control acquired, based on a sample of acquisitions of 268 domestic and 255 target firms across border. Further, this paper also analyses the short-run performance of pe...

In competitive economies with private firm ownership, incomplete markets, and firm shareholders changing over time, several firm objectives have been proposed. Some are useful to understand efficiency of equilibria, and others are explicitly consistent with majority shareholder control or collective choice rules, but it is not always clear if versions of each type are consistent with versions o...