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Researchers presented an original methodology, which quantifies the regulatory costs associated with being a publicly traded company.

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A study showed that U.S. public firms whose CEO works remotely have weaker operating performance, lower firm valuation and lower approval rate of CEO policies.

Racial discrimination in the workplace by VectorJuice

Isaac Hacamo from Indiana University demonstrated what happens when a job-search website reports one incident of racial prejudice in a firm.

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A Drexel LeBow study shows that greater availability of capital funding in the U.S. economy increases the number of small bidders in the market for M&A.

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A researcher at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business finds a novel link between the organizational design of regulators and their enforcement actions.

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Research at Drexel’s LeBow College of Business dispels the view that executive pay rewards CEOs for good luck but does not penalize them for bad luck.

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A Drexel LeBow study shows that investor research on the governance of companies in their portfolios puts the pressure on to make value-increasing changes.

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Research at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business points out that professional networks are powerful channels to achieve diverse Boards of Directors.

Paolo Volpin, PhD, academic director of the Gupta Governance Institute

Volpin comes to LeBow from the Bayes Business School – City, University of London, where he served in several leadership roles.

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Oversight by creditors often leads to companies that violate the terms of their loan covenants performing better in the long run.

Creditor Control

David Becher and Greg Nini show that creditors have substantial power over firms merger and acquisition activities

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The benefits of financial flexibility can arise from multiple sources. Here we turn to the linkages between debt and financial flexibility, particularly in light of the ongoing pandemic.

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Recently, WeWork announced that it was going public via a SPAC. WeWork was forced to withdraw its 2019 IPO largely due to concerns regarding the company’s poor governance and high valuation. What has changed?

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Interim Director Alyssa Abbott shares insights on navigating the journey to the boardroom.

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In this second of our multi-part series on capital raising during the pandemic, we examine differences in capital raised across publicly traded companies.