Matthew E. Souther

University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business

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Stakeholder Value: A Convenient Excuse for Underperforming Managers?

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA)
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 13 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2023
Ryan Flugum and Matthew E. Souther
University of Northern Iowa and University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business
Downloads 1,646 (19,118)
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stakeholder value, governance, earnings transcripts

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At the Table But Can’t Break Through the Glass Ceiling: Board Leadership Positions Elude Diverse Directors

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming, 2nd Annual Financial Institutions, Regulation and Corporate Governance Conference
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 19 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2019
Laura Casares Field, Matthew E. Souther and Adam S. Yore
University of Delaware - Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business and University of Missouri at Columbia - Department of Finance
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boards of directors, diversity, gender, women, minorities, chairman of the board, board committees, director compensation, pay gap, leadership gap, under-representation, committee chair

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Shining a Light in a Dark Corner: Does EDGAR Search Activity Reveal the Strategically Leaked Plans of Activist Investors?

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 01 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 05 May 2022
Ryan Flugum, Choonsik Lee and Matthew E. Souther
University of Northern Iowa, University of Rhode Island and University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business
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Activist campaigns, Investor coordination, Investor search activity, Proxy fights

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The Effects of Takeover Defenses: Evidence from Closed-End Funds

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 10 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2016
Matthew E. Souther
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business
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Takeover defenses, executive compensation, discounts, closed-end funds

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Managerial Reliance on the Retail Shareholder Vote: Evidence from Proxy Delivery Methods

Management Science, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 18 May 2017 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2020
Choonsik Lee and Matthew E. Souther
University of Rhode Island and University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business
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Electronic proxy rules, Retail shareholder, Proxy vote

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External Monitoring and Returns to Hedge Fund Activist Campaigns

Review of Financial Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 17 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2019
Ryan Flugum and Matthew E. Souther
University of Northern Iowa and University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business
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Hedge Fund Activism, Analyst Coverage, Institutional Ownership

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The Effects of Internal Board Networks: Evidence from Closed-End Funds

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2018
Matthew E. Souther
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business
Downloads 205 (253,296)
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Boards of director networks, Social ties, Director compensation, Board independence, Closed-end funds, Disclosure

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Does Board Independence Increase Firm Value? Evidence from Closed-End Funds

Forthcoming, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 25 Sep 2019
Matthew E. Souther
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business
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Board independence, Boards of directors, Closed-end funds

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What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas? Firsthand Experience and EDGAR Search Activity in Las Vegas Casino Hotels

Financial Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2023
Ryan Flugum, Choonsik Lee and Matthew E. Souther
University of Northern Iowa, University of Rhode Island and University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business
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Investor search activity, Firsthand experience, Investment decisions