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- Publications
- Influence
Do Boards Pay Attention When Institutional Investor Activists 'Just Vote No'?
- Diane Del Guercio, L. Seery, Tracie Woidtke
- Economics
- 2008
We examine "just vote no" campaigns, a recent innovation in low-cost shareholder activist tools whereby activists encourage their fellow shareholders to withhold votes toward a director's election to… Expand
Commitment or Entrenchment?: Controlling Shareholders and Board Composition
- Y. Yeh, Tracie Woidtke
- Business
- 1 July 2005
This paper examines the determinants of board composition and firm valuation as a function of board composition in Taiwan - a country that features relatively weak protection for investors, firms… Expand
Agents watching agents?: evidence from pension fund ownership and firm value
- Tracie Woidtke
- Economics
- 2002
Abstract This paper examines the valuation effects associated with the incentive structures of different types of institutional investors using the ownership levels of public and private pension… Expand
Family Control and Corporate Governance: Evidence from Taiwan
- Y. Yeh, T. Lee, Tracie Woidtke
- Economics
- 2001
A recent stream of literature shows that family control is central in most countries of the world, but little research exists regarding family control and corporate governance. This paper analyses… Expand
Does Investor Identity Matter in Equity Issues? Evidence from Private Placements
- S. Krishnamurthy, P. Spindt, V. Subramaniam, Tracie Woidtke
- Business
- 1 April 2005
We examine the relation between stock price performance and the identity of the investors buying the shares in private placements of equity. We find that although the shareholders not participating… Expand
The Role of Negotiations in Corporate Governance: Evidence From Withdrawn Shareholder-Initiated Proposals
- N. Chidambaran, Tracie Woidtke
- Economics
- 1 December 1999
We examine shareholder proposals that are withdrawn by the sponsor during the period 1989 to 1995 to identify factors that affect the relative ability of shareholders and managers to negotiate. We… Expand
The role of the audit committee and the informativeness of accounting earnings in East Asia
- Tracie Woidtke, Y. Yeh
- Business
- 1 June 2013
Policy makers around the world have focused on corporate governance reform since the Asian financial crisis and scandals in the United States such as the Enron debacle. In particular, policy makers… Expand
Differences in the Information Environment Prior to Seasoned Equity Offerings under Relaxed Disclosure Regulation
- Sarah B. Clinton, J. T. White, Tracie Woidtke
- Business
- 28 April 2014
The SEC promulgated the Securities Offering Reform (SOR) in 2005 to ease disclosure restrictions prior to seasoned equity offerings (SEOs). The SEC argued that SOR would improve the information… Expand
Appointments of Academic Directors
- J. T. White, Tracie Woidtke, H. A. Black, Robert L. Schweitzer
- Business
- 1 October 2014
We examine the outside director selection process using unique data on appointments of academic directors. Overall, we find that academic directors tend to be appointed by small- and mid-cap firms… Expand
Investor Protection and Real Investment by U.S. Multinationals
- E. Kelley, Tracie Woidtke
- Economics
- 1 September 2006
In spite of the growing research concerning investor protection, the relation between investor protection and real investment by foreign multinationals is largely unexplored. Recognizing this… Expand