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Latest News
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Shareholder Conflicts and Dividends
Controlling shareholders may feel tempted to capture benefits for themselves at other shareholders’ expense.
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Corporate Governance Matters to Fund Managers
New research findings presented at London Business School on 3 October drew a large audience of asset managers, investors, policy advisor
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Earning investor trust: The role of past earnings management
Does earnings management, even though legal, hamper investor trust in reported earnings?
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Leviathan Inc. and Corporate Environmental Engagement
In a 2010 special report, The Economist called the resurgence of state-owned mega-enterprises, especially those in emerging economies, “L
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Corporate Scandals and Regulation
Are regulatory interventions in financial markets delayed reactions to market failures, or can regulators pre-empt corporate misbehavior?
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The Promise and Perils of Crowdfunding: Between Corporate Finance and Consumer Contracts
Crowdfunding by start-up firms has grown astonishingly rapidly in the past few years.
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Good Activist/Bad Activist: The Rise of International Stewardship Codes
This paper focuses on recent trends in shareholder participation in corporate governance in a number of major developed countries.
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Mapping Types of Shareholder Lawsuits Across Jurisdictions
When corporate law scholars explore shareholder litigation abroad, they often start by looking for types of shareholder litigation famili
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Why Do Businesses Incorporate in Other EU Member States? An Empirical Analysis of the Role of Conflict of Laws Rules
Research in law, political science and economics has taken a strong interest in the way companies strategically incorporate in foreign ju