This study examines whether penalties issued to Chinese listed companies by securities
regulators for violations of corporate law affect the cost of debt, and the moderating role of …

The financial crisis of 2007-9 revealed serious failings in the regulation of financial
institutions and markets, and prompted a fundamental reconsideration of the design of …

Resource dependence theorists argue that boards of directors with political capital can
benefit focal firms by reducing uncertainty and providing preferential resources. Here, we …

This is the long-awaited third edition of this highly regarded comparative overview of
corporate law. This edition has been comprehensively revised and updated to reflect the …

In recent years, scholars and policymakers have rediscovered the concept of industrial
districts-spatial concentrations offirms in the same industry or related industries. In this …

This study examines the voting behavior of independent directors of public companies in
China from 2004–2012. The unique data at the individual-director level overcome …

Now in its fourth edition, Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance offers
comprehensive coverage of the key topics and emerging themes in private sector corporate …

As we explained in Chapter 1, 1 corporate law performs two general functions: first, it
establishes the structure of the corporate form as well as ancillary housekeeping rules …

We study whether greater social trust is associated with a lower incidence of corporate
misconduct. Both social norm and network theory suggest that social trust can affect …

We examine whether analyst coverage influences corporate fraud in China. The fraud
triangle specifies three main factors, ie opportunity, incentive, and rationalization. On the one …