This study analyzes the impact of ownership structure on R&D investments in the United
States and Japan. It begins with the premise that US and Japanese firms have distinct …

We compare dividend policies of US and Japanese firms, partitioning the Japanese data
into keiretsu, independent, and hybrid firms. We examine the correlation between dividend …

This study analyzes corporate expenditures for property, plant and equipment (PP&E), and
research and development (R&D) for over 2500 US firms from 1988 to 1994. We find no …

This chapter examines how the organization of® nancial activities within a country affects
economic growth through its impact on how corporations raise and manage funds. In …

This paper examines how a country's financial structure affects economic growth through its
impact on how corporations raise and manage funds. We define a country's financial …

We combine agency theory with the law and finance approach to analyze how the legal
protection of investors and the corporate ownership structure affect corporate investment in …

This book addresses the evolving patterns of corporate governance among Japanese
corporations since the early-1990s. Since the collapse of the so-called Bubble economy, the …

This study aims to determine the effect of ESG performance, institutional ownership, insider
ownership, block holder ownership, and foreign ownership on the cost of capital and …

This paper investigates the effects of the ownership structure on the R&D intensity. Using the
Japanese machine-manufacturing firm data from 1987 till 1998, we first found that the effects …

This study analyzes the impact of ownership structure on innovation in the US and Japan.
Agency theory is used to develop links between the distinct patterns of ownership in the US …