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Call for Papers – Journal of Corporate Finance
James McRitchie, 01/09/2013 ,
Since the Cadbury Report was published in 1992 in the UK, there has been increasing emphasis not just by UK regulators but also by regulators from other countries, including the USA and Continental Europe, of the role of boards of directors in corporate governance. However, 20 years down the line it is still uncertain whether […]
Call for Papers: Inside the Board Room
James McRitchie, 11/03/2012 ,
Since the Cadbury Report was published in 1992 in the UK, there has been increasing emphasis not just by UK regulators but also by regulators from other countries, including the USA and Continental Europe, of the role of boards of directors in corporate governance. However, 20 years down the line it is still uncertain whether […]
Compensation Better Optimized by Big Consultants
James McRitchie, 02/03/2011 ,
Using a sample of U.S. S&P 1500 firms from 2007-2009, Naqiong Tong and Wei Cen provide new evidence showing that CEOs of firms engaging BIG6 consultants receive lower equity payments and lower total compensations compared to that of firms engaging SMALL consultants. In addition, they also find that a switch in a firm’s compensation consultants influences […]