International Journal of Managerial Finance: Volume 6 Issue 4

State‐dominant and non‐state‐dominant ownership concentration and firm performance: Evidence from China

Kurt Hess, Abeyratna Gunasekarage, Martin Hovey

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between ownership structure and performance for a comprehensive sample of Chinese listed firms for the years 2000‐2004. In…

Skewness in hedge funds returns: classical skewness coefficients vs Azzalini's skewness parameter

Martin Eling, Simone Farinelli, Damiano Rossello, Luisa Tibiletti

Recent literature discusses the persistence of skewness and tail risk in hedge fund returns. The aim of this paper is to suggest an alternative skewness measure, Azzalini's…

Overall governance, firm value and deviation from one share: one vote principle

Yves Bozec, Richard Bozec, Mohamed Dia

The objective of this study is to investigate further the interplay between corporate governance and firm performance with special focus on a situation expected to bring larger…

Analysis of managerial efficiency in insurance sector in the UAE: an emerging economy

Ananth Rao, Hossein Kashani, Attiea Marie

This study sets out to analyze the efficiency and productivity issues of the insurance sector from both the policymakers' and investors' points of view to insulate the business…