International Journal of Managerial Finance: Volume 20 Issue 1

Blockholder ownership and corporate cash holdings: evidence from European firms

Abdulaziz Ahmed Alomran

This study aims to investigate the impact of ownership by large shareholders (blockholders) on corporate cash holdings. The study further investigates heterogeneity in the…

Cross-listing and noncompliance with the mandatory CSR expenditure regulation

Satish Kumar, Geeta Singh

In this paper, the authors examine the relation between cross-listing and the noncompliance with the mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditure regulation in…

Female corporate leadership, institutions and financing constraints around the world

Charilaos Mertzanis, Hazem Marashdeh, Sania Ashraf

This study aims to analyze the effect of female top management and female dominant owner on whether firms experience obstacles to obtaining external finance in 136 medium- and…

The effects of debt liquidity risk on firms' growth rate

Zilong Liu, Hongyan Liang, Chang Liu

In theory, the impact of debt liquidity risk (DLR) on the firm's future growth is ambiguous. This study aims to examine the empirical relationship between the DLR and firms'…

Are young CEOs a better match for young firms? Evidence from age, firm performance and CEO compensation

Snow Xue Han

The current paper extends previous studies on the match between CEO and firm and explores whether certain characteristics of young CEOs make them more desirable to young firms…

Monetary policy, macroeconomic uncertainty and corporate liquid asset demand: a firm-level analysis for India

Pragati Priya, Chandan Sharma

The study examines how the liquid assets holdings among non-financial Indian firms vary due to tightening monetary policy and increasing macroeconomic uncertainty.

Gender diversity of directors and financial performance: is there a business case?

Subba Reddy Yarram, Sujana Adapa

Do women contribute to performance of companies on which they serve as board of directors? Many prior studies examine this issue, but no consensus is reached on the benefits of…

Mandatory CSR disclosure and CEO pay performance sensitivity in China: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment

Siwen Song, Adrian (Wai Kong) Cheung, Aelee Jun, Shiguang Ma

This paper aims to empirically examine the impact of mandatory CSR disclosure on the CEO pay performance sensitivity.

Managerial ownership and financial distress: evidence from the Chinese stock market

Yuan George Shan, Indrit Troshani, Jimin Wang, Lu Zhang

This study investigates the convergence-of-interest and entrenchment effects on the relationship between managerial ownership and financial distress using evidence from the…

The nexus between economic policy uncertainty and access to finance: a study of developing countries

Omar Farooq, Imad Jabbouri, Maryem Naili

This paper attempts to document the effect of economic uncertainty on financing constraints faced by private firms.

Earnings quality, institutional investors and corporate cash holdings: evidence from India

Swechha Chada, Gopal Varadharajan

This paper aims to examine the relationship between earnings quality and corporate cash holdings in an emerging economy. Existing literature posits that earnings quality is a…