Managerial Finance: Volume 47 Issue 7

The impact of catering incentives on the dividend policy: evidence from Turkish firms

Sefa Takmaz, Pınar Evrim Mandaci, M. Banu Durukan

The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyse the propensity to pay dividends and investigate whether the catering theory is valid in an emerging market.

VaR and market value of Fintech companies: an analysis and evidence from global data

Khakan Najaf, Christophe Schinckus, Liew Chee Yoong

This study aims at determining the portfolio value at risk (VAR) and market value of Fintech firms and compare it with their counterparts.

The impact of internal and external reinsurance on insurers' performance and price

Jin Park, Byeongyong Paul Choi, Chia-Ling Ho

This study is designed to investigate how the use of reinsurance affects the primary insurers' profitability and pricing on their insurance products.

Do investors herd in emerging economies? Evidence from the Indian equity market

Aleem Ansari, Valeed Ahmad Ansari

The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the presence of herding behavior of Indian investors using daily sample data drawn from the Standard and Poor's (S&P) Bombay…

Corporate social responsibility and firm default risk in the Eurozone: a market-based approach

Mohamad Hassan Shahrour, Isabelle Girerd-Potin, Ollivier Taramasco

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the default risk level of firms operating in the Eurozone and how CSR…

CEO dominance and firm innovation effort

Nicolette Chatelier Prugsamatz

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether innovation effort is lower for firms exhibiting signs of higher chief executive officer (CEO) dominance and whether such CEOs…

Female directors and risk-taking behavior of Indian firms

Shreya Biswas

This study examines whether female directorship on board is related to firm's risk-taking behavior in India.

Gender diversity and corporate risk-taking: a literature review

João Teodósio, Elisabete Vieira, Mara Madaleno

The investigation of the relationship between gender diversity and corporate risk-taking is a recent stream of research. In this study, the authors propose an answer to the…