International Journal of Managerial Finance

International Journal of Managerial Finance

International Journal of Managerial Finance

The International Journal of Managerial Finance provides a forum for the dialogue and discourse of research and new insight into the financing decision. It is not only important to understand the functioning of financial markets and instruments, but also the process by which investment and business financing decisions are reached. The Journal is interested in any area of business research that focuses on the financial decision-making process.

Currently the journal has issued two calls for papers:

Special issue: Capital formation

Guest Editor: Laurie Krigman, Babson CollegeDeadline: June 30, 2006

The International Journal of Managerial Finance invites paper submissions for a special issue devoted to papers that address capital formation around the world and the efficacy of rules, regulatory systems and structures that either impede or promote capital raising activity. The goal of the issue is to understand why particular mechanisms work in some environments and not in others.

Topics

Topics suitable for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

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  The impact of different disclosure rules on the speed and/or cost of raising or retiring capital

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  The impact of Sarbanes Oxley on capital formation activity, and the propensity of foreign firms to list securities or raise capital in the US

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  The role of mechanism design in securities issuance: comparisons of book building, fixed priced and auction offerings

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  The effects of local vs international security offerings

Special issue: Survey use in finance

Guest Editor: Karyn Neuhauser, George Washington UniversityDeadline: March 31, 2006

The International Journal of Managerial Finance invites paper submissions for a special issue that uses survey data to examine the financial decision making process. Research examining issues on survey design for financial applications is also encouraged, along with papers that examine the appropriateness and value of survey data for managerial finance.

Topics

Topics suitable for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

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  Assessment of the value of surveys in understanding managerial decision making (e.g. in choosing a particular financial evaluation system over another, in setting financial policy)

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  Examination of investor motives in securities markets

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  Financial Advising Skills: what are the primary motives of financial advisors when recommending different mutual funds for investment

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  Evaluation of the legitimacy of using survey data to generalize investor sentiment in financial markets

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