This volume contains fourteen research papers with theoretical and empirical treatment of important financial aspects of corporate governance. The papers cover major corporate governance issues such as the role of the board of directors, ownership structure, ownership concentration, and the influence of outside blockholders. Another salient feature of this collection is that it offers substantial international evidence, including that from the United States of America, Australia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, China, India, and Malaysia.

About the Author
Mark Hirschey is the Anderson Chandler Professors of Business at the University of Kansas. Kose John is the Charles William Gerstenberg Professor of Banking and Finance at New York University. Professor Makhija is chair of Fisher Colleges department of finance, and holds the Rismiller Endowed Professorship in Finance. His research and teaching interests are in the field of corporate finance, and focus on issues relating to capital structure, corporate governance, and investment policy. His work appears in such top professional journals as the Journal of Finance and the Journal of Financial Economics. His recent published research examines the role of banks in mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance in privatization in Eastern Europe, corporate diversification and financing decisions by public utilities, as well as economic value added as a performance metric. Makhija received a PhD in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Reviews
Fourteen papers explore issues in corporate governance from the perspective of financial economics. Journal of Economic Literature, 2005



Book Information
ISBN 9780762311330
Author Mark Hirschey
Format Hardback
Page Count 396
Imprint JAI Press Inc.
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
Weight(grams) 730g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 22mm