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When The Going Gets Tough: Board Capital And Survival Of New Economy Ipo Firms, Nongnit Chancharat, Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti, Gary G. Tian
When The Going Gets Tough: Board Capital And Survival Of New Economy Ipo Firms, Nongnit Chancharat, Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti, Gary G. Tian
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This study investigates the influence of corporate governance attributes on thelikelihood of survival for 127 new economy IPO companies that listed on the ASXbetween 1994 to 2002. We use survival analysis techniques utilizing the Cox proportionalhazards model with three main categories of corporate governance attributes; a) board size,b) board independence and c) ownership concentration We find that the survival time isnegatively related to the percentage holdings of the top 20 shareholders. Our results alsosuggest that new economy IPO companies with low leverage and small company size aremore likely to survive. However, the results indicate that board size and boardindependence do …
Southeast Asian International Firms And Their Strategies, Ah Ba Sim
Southeast Asian International Firms And Their Strategies, Ah Ba Sim
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
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Inside The 'Black Box': Women Accountants In Small Firms, Glenda Strachan, Mary Barrett
Inside The 'Black Box': Women Accountants In Small Firms, Glenda Strachan, Mary Barrett
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
Research on women’s employment conditions has been based on the experiences of women in large organisations. There is little information about women’s employment and their employment conditions in small businesses. This paper is the first and preliminary analysis of a segment of the findings from a survey of CPA Australia members working in small firms. The paper reports on employment conditions that may assist women to combine paid work and family care responsibilities such as parental leave and family care leave, as well as part-time work. The research concludes that employment in small firms does not offer these conditions as …