[HTML][HTML] Corporate social irresponsibility: The relationship between ESG misconduct and the cost of equity

L Becchetti, D Cucinelli, F Ielasi, M Rossolini - International Review of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reputational risk arising from environmental, social, and governance (ESG) conduct is
increasingly relevant. This paper studies the role of media coverage related to corporate …

[HTML][HTML] ESG in the financial industry: What matters for rating analysts?

M Mandas, O Lahmar, L Piras, R De Lisa - Research in International …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines ESG rating analysts' views from Sustainalytics in order to highlight the
main ESG features discussed across 11 sectors. We perform a topic modeling and a …

Does managerial ability and auditor report readability affect corporate liquidity and cost of debt?

T Dalwai, AM Habib, SS Mohammadi… - Asian Review of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Does managerial ability and auditor report readability affect corporate liquidity and cost of
debt? | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish …

Reporting quality and financial leverage: Are qualitative characteristics or earnings quality more important? Evidence from an emerging bank-based economy

LTH Tran - Research in International Business and Finance, 2022 - Elsevier
Drawing on pecking-order theory and agency theory, this study investigates whether
financial leverage is affected by financial reporting quality. Financial reporting quality is …

Environmental transparency and investors' risk perception: Cross‐country evidence on multinational corporations' sustainability practices and cost of equity

EP Yu, A Tanda, BV Luu… - Business Strategy and the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We explore whether a greater amount of environmental disclosure can reduce a firm's ex
ante cost of equity. This could occur because the quantity of environmental information …

Does green technology innovation matter to the cost of equity capital?

K Elmawazini, I Chkir, F Mrad, H Rjiba - Research in International Business …, 2022 - Elsevier
Using a panel of US public firms, we present the first evidence highlighting the relation
between green technology innovation and cost of equity capital. Consistent with our …

Adjustment speed of capital structure: A literature survey of empirical research

H Thanh Nguyen, B Muniandy… - Australian Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
We synthesize empirical studies on the determinants of the heterogeneity in the adjustment
speed (speed of adjustment; SOA) of capital structure. These determinants are categorized …

[PDF][PDF] Does digital transformation of enterprises help reduce the cost of equity capital

M Hong, J He, K Zhang, Z Guo - Math. Biosci. Eng, 2023 - aimspress.com
Digital economy is regarded as the main economic form following agricultural economy and
industrial economy. And the digital transformation has given enterprises new development …

Does intellectual capital and corporate governance have an impact on annual report readability? Evidence from an emerging market

T Dalwai, SS Mohammadi, G Chugh… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study examines the impact of intellectual capital efficiency and corporate
governance mechanisms on the annual report readability of Oman's financial sector …

[HTML][HTML] When corporate culture matters: The case of stakeholder violations

R Zaman - The British Accounting Review, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines whether and how a strong corporate culture influences stakeholder
violations. Using a longitudinal sample of monetary penalties imposed on US-listed firms for …