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Education

BS Business Administration and Music Theory - Towson State University Towson, MD United States 1975
MBA Business Administration - University of Maryland United States 1976
Ph.D. Finance - University of Maryland United States 1980

Areas of Expertise

Finance

Corporate Control and Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate Finance

Corporate Governance

Executive Compensation

Selected Works

Articles

Walkling, Ralph A. "Shareholders’ Say on Pay: Does It Create Value?" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS . (forthcoming)

Walkling, Ralph A, Garner, Jacqueline L and Cai, Jie . "Electing Directors" The Journal of Finance . (Fall 2009)

Walkling, Ralph A. "Saying Goodbye to Broker Votes" Directors & Boards Magazine . (Oct 2009)

Walkling, Ralph A. "Share Repurchase, Executive Options and Wealth Changes to Stockholders and Bondholders" The Journal of Corporate Finance 15.2 (Apr 2009):212-229

Walkling, Ralph A. "Evidence & Perspectives: Natural Partners in a Necessary Partnership" Directors and Boards Magazine . (Apr 2009)

Walkling, Ralph A. "Evidence & Perspectives: Electing Directors- The Votes Do Matter" Directors & Boards Magazine . (Jan 2009)

Walkling, Ralph A. "Evidence & Perspectives: Say on Pay" Directors & Boards Magazine . (Nov 2008)

Hsieh, Jim and Walkling, Ralph A. "The history and performance of concepts stocks" JOURNAL OF BANKING AND FINANCE 30.9 (Sep 2006):2433-2469

Walkling, Ralph A and Hsieh, Jim . "Determinants and Implications of Arbitrage Holdings in Acquisitions" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 77.3 (Sep 2005):605-648

Jindra, Jan and Walkling, Ralph A. "Speculation Spreads and the Market Pricing of Proposed Acquisitions" JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE 10.4 (Apr 2003) 495-526

Schlingemann, Frederik P, Stulz, Rene and Walkling, Ralph A. " Divestitures and the Liquidity of the Market for Corporate Assets" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 64.2 (Apr 2002):117-144

Song, Moon H and Walkling, Ralph A. "Abnormal Returns to Rivals of Acquisition Targets: A Test of the ?Acquisition Probability Hypothesis" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 55.2 (Feb 2000):143-172

Karpoff, Jonathan , Malatesta, Paul H and Walkling, Ralph A. "Corporate Governance and Shareholder Initiatives: Empirical Evidence" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 42. (Nov 1996):365-396

Kahle, Kathleen M and Walkling, Ralph A. "The Impact of Industry Classifications on Financial Research" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 31.3 (Sep 1996):309-335

Agrawal, Anup and Walkling, Ralph A. "Executive Careers and Compensation Surrounding Takeover Bids" JOURNAL OF FINANCE 49.3 (Jul 1994):985-1014

Song, Moon H and Walkling, Ralph A. "The Impact of Managerial Ownership on Acquisition Attempts and Target Shareholder Wealth" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 28.2 (Dec 1993):439-457

Lang, Larry , Stulz, Rene and Walkling, Ralph A. "A Test Of The Free Cash Flow Hypothesis: The Case of Bidder Returns" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 29. (Oct 1991):315-335

Karpoff, Jonathan and Walkling, Ralph A. "Dividend Capture in NASDAQ Stocks" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 28. (Dec 1990):39-66

Stulz, Rene , Walkling, Ralph A and Song, Moon H. "The Distribution of Target Ownership and the Division of Gains in Successful Takeovers" JOURNAL OF FINANCE 45.3 (Jul 1990):817-833

Lang, Larry , Stulz, Rene and Walkling, Ralph A. "Managerial Performance, Tobin's Q and the Gains from Successful Tender Offers" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 24. (Sep 1989):137-154

Karpoff, Jonathan and Walkling, Ralph A. "Short Term Trading Around Ex-Dividend Days: Additional Evidence" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 21.2 (Sep 1988):291-298

Malatesta, Paul H and Walkling, Ralph A. "Poison Pill Securities: Stockholder Wealth, Profitability, and Ownership Structure" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 20.1/2 (Jan 1988):347-376

Huang, Yen-Sheng and Walkling, Ralph A. "Target Abnormal Returns Associated with Acquisition Announcements: Payment, Acquisition Form, and Managerial Resistance" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 19.2 (Dec 1987):329-349

Comiskey, Eugene E, Walkling, Ralph A and Weeks, Michael . "Dispersion of Expectations and Trading Volume" JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FINANCE & ACCOUNTING 14.2 (Jun 1987):229-239

Ehrhardt, Michael C, Jordan, James V and Walkling, Ralph A. "An Application of Arbitrage Pricing Theory to Futures Markets" JOURNAL OF FUTURES MARKETS 7.1 (Jan 1987):21-34

Walkling, Ralph A. "Strategic Issues in Cash Tender Offers: Predicting Bid Premiums, Probability of Success and Managerial Resistance" THE MIDLAND CORPORATE FINANCE JOURNAL . (Jun 1986):57-65

Walkling, Ralph A. "Predicting Tender Offer Success: A Logistic Analysis" JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 20.4 (Dec 1985):461-478

Edmister, Robert O and Walkling, Ralph A. "Trends in Institutional Commission Costs Following Deregulation" JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FINANCE & ACCOUNTING . (Nov 1985):553-559

Walkling, Ralph A and Edmister, Robert O. "Determinants of Tender Offer Premiums" FINANCIAL ANALYSTS JOURNAL . (Jan 1985):27-37

Walkling, Ralph A and Long, Michael S. "Agency Theory, Managerial Welfare and Takeover Bid Resistance" RAND JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS 15.1 (May 1984):54-68

Edmister, Robert O and Walkling, Ralph A. "Are There Commission Cost Side Effects from Portfolio Management Decisions" FINANCIAL ANALYSTS JOURNAL . (Jul 1983):3-10

Presentations

Cai, Jie and Walkling, Ralph A. Shareholders' Say on Pay: Does It Create Value? Securities and Exchange Comission Office of Economic Analysis : Washington, DC

Cai, Jie , Garner, Jacqueline L and Walkling, Ralph A. Electing Directors Eurpoean FMAs : Turin Italy, Jun 2009

Conferences

Inside the Boardroom: Compensation - Public vs. Private Equity Models, Panelist Apr 29, 2008 - Apr 29, 2008

Inside the Boardroom: Leadership Lessons - Private vs. Public, Panelist Jan 29, 2009 - Jan 29, 2009

Inside the Boardroom: What are the New Rules of Engagement?, Speaker Oct 11, 2005 - Oct 11, 2005

Inside the Boardroom: Succession Planning, Speaker Feb 21, 2006 - Feb 21, 2006

Inside the Boardroom: Private Equity - What are the Lessons for Public Companies?, Organizer Oct 30, 2007 - Oct 30, 2007

Inside the Boardroom: Corporate Governance, Long-term Value and Executive Compensation, Chair Nov 27, 2007 - Nov 27, 2007

Directors Dialogue, Chair Mar 24, 2009 - Mar 24, 2009

Nonprofit Directors Dialogue, Speaker Jun 16, 2009 - Jun 16, 2009

2009 FMA European Conference, Chair Jun 04, 2009 - Jun 05, 2009

2009 FMA European Conference, Other Jun 04, 2009 - Jun 04, 2009

2009 Corporate Governance Academic Conference, Organizer Mar 27, 2009 - Mar 27, 2009

THE NINETEENTH ANNUAL UTAH WINTER FINANCE CONFERENCE, Discussant Feb 05, 2009 - Feb 07, 2009

NACD Chapter Breakfast - Executive Compensation: Current Trends and the Reaction of the Presidential Candidates, Speaker Sep 25, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008

Awards

2008 Distinguished Scholar Award (Eastern Finance Association Meetings)

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor of Finance, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA May 1980-Nov 1985

Deans Research Professor, Ohio State University Columbus, OH Mar 1985-Jun 2005

Stratakis Chair in Corporate Governance, Drexel University Philadelphia, Pa Jul 2005-present