Diane K. Denis

University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business

Professor & Katz Alumni Chair in Finance

368B Mervis Hall

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

United States

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International Corporate Governance

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 30 Jul 2002
Diane K. Denis and John J. McConnell
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and Purdue University
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corporate governance, ownership, control, takeovers, block holders, boards, investor protection

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Earnouts: A Study of Financial Contracting in Acquisition Agreements

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 02 May 2006 Last Revised: 16 May 2012
Matthew D. Cain, David J. Denis and Diane K. Denis
Berkeley Center for Law and Business, University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business
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Earnouts, contingent payments, acquisitions

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Global Diversification, Industrial Diversification, and Firm Value

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 24 Oct 2000
David J. Denis, Diane K. Denis and Keven Yost
University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and Auburn University - Department of Finance
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Corporate Governance and the Goal of the Firm: In Defense of Shareholder Wealth Maximization*

Forthcoming in the Financial Review
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 24 Jun 2016
Diane K. Denis
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business
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Shareholder governance, Stakeholder governance

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Leverage and Investment in Diversified Firms

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Apr 2004
Seoungpil Ahn, David J. Denis and Diane K. Denis
Sogang University, University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business
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Leverage, diversification, investment policy

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S&P 500 Index Additions and Earnings Expectations

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S&P 500 Index Additions and Earnings Expectations

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Nov 2002
Diane K. Denis, John J. McConnell, Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov and Yun Yu
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business, Purdue University, HEC Paris - Finance Department and Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC
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S&P 500 Index Additions and Earnings Expectations

Posted: 22 Nov 2002
Diane K. Denis, John J. McConnell, Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov and Yun Yu
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business, Purdue University, HEC Paris - Finance Department and Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC

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Reorganization in Chapter 11

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 17 Oct 2002
Diane K. Denis and Kimberly Cornaggia
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and Pennsylvania State University - Department of Finance
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Shareholder Governance and CEO Compensation: The Peer Effects of Say on Pay

The Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 02 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2019
Diane K. Denis, Torsten Jochem and Anjana Rajamani
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business, University of Amsterdam and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Say on Pay, Compensation Benchmarking, Peer Effects of Shareholder Voting

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Chapter 11: Duration, Outcome, and Post-Reorganization Performance

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis Vol. 42, No. 01, pp. 101-118., AFA 2003 Washington, DC Meetings
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2014
Diane K. Denis and Kimberly Cornaggia
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and Pennsylvania State University - Department of Finance
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Chapter 11, reorganization

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The SEC's Misguided Climate Disclosure Rule Proposal

GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 61, 2022, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 61, 2022, Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2022-27, 41 Banking & Financial Services Policy Report 1, 2022, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 22-17, Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper No. 4256724
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 27 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2023
Lawrence A. Cunningham, Stephen M. Bainbridge, Jonathan Berk, Sanjai Bhagat, Bernard S. Black, William J. Carney, David J. Denis, Diane K. Denis, Charles M. Elson, Jesse M. Fried, Sean J. Griffith, Jonathan M. Karpoff, F. Scott Kieff, Edmund W. Kitch, Kate Litvak, Julia D. Mahoney, Paul G. Mahoney, Adam C. Pritchard, Dale A. Oesterle, Roberta Romano, Christina Parajon Skinner and Todd J. Zywicki
George Washington University, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law, Stanford Graduate School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Emory University School of Law, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business, University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, Harvard Law School, Fordham University School of Law, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business, George Washington University - Law School, University of Virginia School of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, University of Michigan Law School, Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Yale Law School, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School
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SEC authority, climate disclosure, ESG, institutional investors, individual investors, information economics, government policy, financial markets, government power

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CEO Assessment and the Structure of Newly Formed Boards

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 08 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2015
David J. Denis, Diane K. Denis and Mark D. Walker
University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and North Carolina State University
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Board of directors, Spinoffs, Governance

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An Empirical Investigation of Corporate Asset Downsizing

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Apr 2004
Diane K. Denis and Dilip K. Shome
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business
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Downsizing, Restructuring

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The Selection of Directors to Corporate Boards

31st Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2018
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Jul 2018
David J. Denis, Diane K. Denis and Mark D. Walker
University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and North Carolina State University
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Board of directors, Spinoffs, Governance

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Mandatory Clawback Provisions, Information Disclosure, and the Regulation of Securities Markets

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Posted: 12 Jul 2012
Diane K. Denis
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business

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Ownership Structure and Top Management Turnover

Posted: 10 Sep 1999
David J. Denis, Diane K. Denis and Atulya Sarin
University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and Santa Clara University - Department of Finance

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Causes of Financial Distress Following Leveraged Recapitalizations

Posted: 28 Jul 1999
David J. Denis and Diane K. Denis
University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business

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Agency Problems, Equity Ownership, and Corporate Diversification

J. OF FINANCE
Posted: 09 Dec 1996
David J. Denis, Diane K. Denis and Atulya Sarin
University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and Santa Clara University - Department of Finance

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Performance Changes Following Top Management Dismissals

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Performance Changes Following Top Management Dismissals

JOURNAL OF FINANCE, Vol 50 No 4, September 1995
Posted: 04 Aug 1995
Diane K. Denis and David J. Denis
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and University of Pittsburgh

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Performance Changes Following Top Management Dismissals

Posted: 21 Feb 1995
Diane K. Denis and David J. Denis
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and University of Pittsburgh

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