Research

INTERESTS

Capital structure, M&As, family business, SME internationalization strategies, asset pricing, dividend policy, corporate governance

CONFERENCES (paper presentation with referee)

Academy of International Business (AIB), Special Meeting (2013), Moscow, Russian Federation

Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference (2012, 2017)

Edwards Symposium on Corporate Governance (2010)

European Academy of Management (EURAM) Annual Conference (2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)

European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) Annual Conference (2016)

European Financial Management Association (EFMA) Annual Conference (2013)

Financial Management Association (FMA) European Annual Conference (2012)

Global Marketing Conference (GMC), Annual Conference (2016), Hong Kong

IFABS Annual Conference (2011)

Portuguese Finance Network Annual Conference (2010)

Southern Finance Association (SFA) Annual Conference (2012)

Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual Conference (2012)

Vaasa Conference on International Business (2009)

Wolpertinger Annual Conference (2010)

World Finance Conference (2012)

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Fidanza, B., Morresi, O., Pezzi, A., 2018. The decision to delist from the stock market. Theory and empirical evidence of going private, Palgrave-Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-319-95048-8

Berk, J., DeMarzo P., Morresi, O., Venanzi, D., 2018. Finanza aziendale 2. Teoria e pratica della finanza moderna, Pearson. ISBN: 9788891904652

Morresi, O., Pezzi, A., 2014. Cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Theory and empirical evidence, Palgrave-Macmillan. ISBN 978-113-735-977-3 DOI: 10.1057/9781137357625

Morresi, O., 2009. Il family effect su performance e risk-taking dell’impresa negli ultimi dieci anni: evidenza internazionale a confronto. Franco Angeli. ISBN 978-885-680-398-3

Articles

Barbi, M., Morresi O., 2022. Corporate hedging, family firms, and CEO identity, European Journal of Finance, forthcoming, https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2022.2081090

Magni, D., Morresi, O., Pezzi, A., Graziano, D., 2021. Defining the Relationship Between Firm’s Performance and Delisting: Empirical Evidence of Going Private in Europe. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, pp. 1-22., https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-021-00806-w

Fidanza, B., Morresi, O., 2018. Size and value anomalies in European bank stocks, International Journal of Business and Management 13(12), pp. 227-243. ISSN: 1833-3850

Morresi, O., 2017. How much is CEO education worth to a firm? Evidence from European firms, PSL Quarterly Review 70 (282), pp. 311-353. ISSN: 2037-3643

Morresi, O., Naccarato, A., 2016. Are family firms different in choosing and adjusting their capital structure? An empirical analysis through the lens of agency theory, International Journal of Economics and Finance 8 (7), pp. 216-232 ISSN: 1916-971X doi: 10.5539/ijef.v8n7p216

Morresi, O., Pezzi, A., 2016. Geographical diversification and stock market performance: Evidence from European medium-sized firms, European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences 85, pp. 104-125 ISSN: 1450-2275

Morresi, O., Nobili, A.O., 2015. New evidence on the performance of Italian privatized firms: Should the experiment be repeated in the aftermath of the recent financial crisis?. Corporate Ownership & Control 12 (3), pp. 94-113. ISSN 1727-9232

Morresi, O., 2013. Gli effetti della crisi finanziaria del 2007 sulle imprese italiane. Rivista di Studi Politici 25 (2), pp. 11-62. ISSN 1120-4036

Morresi, O., 2012. Debt and expropriation: The role of the ultimate largest shareholder, International Review of Applied Financial Issues and Economics 4 (4), pp. ISSN 9210-1737

Morresi, O., Pezzi, A., 2011. 21 years of international M&As and joint ventures by Italian medium-sized listed firms: Value creation or value destruction?, Research in International Business and Finance 25 (1), pp. 75-87. ISSN 0275-5319 DOI:10.1016/j.ribaf.2010.07.003

Venanzi, D., Morresi, O., 2010. Is family business beautiful? Evidence from Italian stock market, Corporate Ownership & Control 7 (3), pp. 173-187. ISSN 1727-9232

Morresi, O., 2010. Capital structure in blockholder-dominated firms: A closer look on corporate ownership and control, Corporate Ownership & Control 7 (3), pp. 85-103. ISSN 1727-9232

Morresi, O., 2009. Impresa familiare e performance: una verifica empirica sulle imprese italiane quotate, Finanza Marketing e Produzione 3, pp. 7-30. ISSN 1593-2230

Morresi, O., 2005. Factors in top executive turnover: An empirical analysis of Italian listed firms, Rivista di Politica Economica 95 (6), pp. 105-133. ISSN 0035-646

Proceedings and book chapters

Pezzi, A., Petruzzellis, L., Morresi, O., 2016. Educational value: Do university choices affect company performance?, Global Marketing Conference Proceedings, pp. 1250-1257. ISSN 1976-8699

Morresi, O., Fidanza, B., Pezzi, A., 2016. Size and value anomalies in European bank stocks, Proceedings of the 7th European Business Research Conference. ISBN 978-1-925488-234

Morresi, O., Pezzi, A., 2015. How do medium-sized US and European firms perform in the stock market? Evidence from cross-border mergers and acquisitions. In: Uncertainty is a great opportunity, EURAM Annual Conference. ISBN 9788386437600

Morresi, O., Pezzi, A., 2012. Not too small, not too big: The rise of medium-sized firms in international markets. In: Rethinking the Roles of Business, Government and NGOs in the Global Economy, (Ed.) Feinberg, S., Kiyak, T., Proceedings of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ISSN 2078-0435

Morresi, O., Pezzi, A., 2011. Value creation of internationalization strategies of Italian medium-sized listed firms. In: Bank performance, risk and firm financing, (Ed.) P. Molyneux, Palgrave Macmillan, Chapter 11, pp. 242-272. ISBN 978-023-031-335-4

Morresi, O., 2011. Firm leverage, ownership structure, and corporate governance: Evidence from majority-controlled firms, In: Management Culture in the 21st Century, EURAM Annual Conference. ISBN 978-9985-9824-7-1

Morresi, O., Pezzi, A., 2010. 21 years of international M&As and joint ventures by Italian medium-sized listed firms: Value creation or value destruction? In: Portuguese Finance Network, 6th Finance Conference. ISBN 978-972-8612-59-7

Faggioni, F., Morresi, O., Pezzi, A., 2009. Stock price reaction over internationalization process: An event study on a sample of Italian medium-sized listed firms. In: Strategies and Management of Internationalization and Foreign Operations, (Ed.) J. Larimo, Vaasa: Proceedings of the University of Vaasa, No. 159, pp. 259-283. ISBN 978-952-476-289-2

Working paper

Fidanza, B., Morresi, O., 2015. Does the Fama-Franch three-factor model work in the financial industry? Evidence from European bank stocks. Working paper 47, Department of Studies on Economic Development, University of Macerata, ISSN: 1971-890X

Book editing

Morresi, O., Venanzi, D., (Eds.), 2018. Finanza aziendale 1, 4th edition, Pearson (Authors: Berk, J., DeMarzo, P.)

REVIEWER

Journal of Management and Governance; Journal of Banking and Finance; Applied Financial Economics; European Journal of Finance