Research Topics in Finance

RESEARCH TOPICS IN FINANCE - FIRM PERFORMANCE

Firm performance in association with:

• managerial ownership

• institutional ownership

• family ownership

• dispersed and concentrated ownership

• corporate group association

• corporate governance

• board independence

• directors' gender (men vs women)

• founders' political connections

• controlling shareholders

• board structure

• CEO decision horizon

• CEO compensation

• compensation structure

• mangers incentive schemes

• managerial participation in directors selection

• management succession

• voluntary disclosure

• financing choices (such as short-term loans, long-term loans, debt-vs-equity)

• IPO and seasoned equities

• working capital management

• dividend policy

• stock repurchase decision

• corporate honesty

• corporate social responsibility

• firm investment  policies (cash holdings, A/R, inventory, each of these can be a separate topic)

• firm size

• growth opportunities

• innovation efficiency

• product market competition

• derivative use

• hedging decisions

• merger decisions

• firm life cycle

• earning management

• corporate disclosure policies

• ...