4 research outputs found
On The Impact Of Firm Size On Risk And Return: Fresh Evidence From The American Stock Market Over The Recent Years
Get PDFAccording to the size effect, small cap securities generally generate greater returns than those of large cap securities. Recent studies have however suggested that for certain periods, size cannot be considered as a relevant explanatory variable, and therefore as an anomaly. Our study, based on the American stock market, confirms that there is indeed a size effect applicable to the values of the Russell 3000 index. However, when considering the American market as a whole, the size effect is reversed
L'impact de la gouvernance sur le niveau de divulgation d'information des grandes sociétés cotées françaises
No full textCette thèse étudie l’impact de la gouvernance sur le niveau de divulgation d’information des grandes sociétés cotées françaises. Trois types de mécanismes sont considérés : les conseils, les assemblées générales d’actionnaires et les rémunérations incitatives des dirigeants. En plus de contribuer à l’avancement des recherches sur la gouvernance, cette thèse apporte une méthodologie empirique originale, fondée à la fois sur une approche descriptive et explicative.This PdD dissertation examines the impact of governance on the level ofdisclosure of large French listed companies. Three types of mechanisms are considered:boards, shareholder meetings and incentive compensation of managers. In addition tocontributing to the advancement of research on governance, this thesis provides anoriginal empirical methodology, based on both a descriptive and explanatory approach
