Zuobao Wei

University of Texas at El Paso

500 W. University Ave.

El Paso, TX 79968

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

20

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116

Scholarly Papers (20)

1.

Board Independence and Firm Performance in China

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 10 Dec 2014
University of Texas at El Paso, University of New Hampshire - Paul College of Business and Economics, University of Texas at El Paso and University of South Florida - Muma College of Business
Downloads 864 (61,120)
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Independent directors, Firm performance, Monitoring costs, Tunneling, Investment efficiency, China

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Ownership Structure and Firm Value in China's Privatized Firms: 1991-2001

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 87-108, March 2005
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 27 Oct 2007
Zuobao Wei, Feixue Xie and Shaorong Zhang
University of Texas at El Paso, University of Texas at El Paso - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance and Marshall University
Downloads 604 (97,251)
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State Ownership, Soft-Budget Constraint and Cash Holdings: Evidence from China’s Privatized Firms

23rd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2010 Paper
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 03 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2012
William L. Megginson and Zuobao Wei
University of Oklahoma and University of Texas at El Paso
Downloads 542 (111,622)
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Privatization, State Ownership, Soft Budget Constraint, Cash Holdings, China

4.

Gender and Firm Performance around the World: The Roles of Finance, Technology, and Labor

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Mar 2021
Oklahoma State University, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Utrecht University - School of Economics and University of Texas at El Paso
Downloads 373 (173,329)
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gender, performance, business obstacles, finance, technology, labor

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The Dark Side of Transparency in Developing Countries: The Link between Financial Reporting Practices and Corruption

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 66, 101829, 2021
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 25 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 24 May 2021
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Morgan State University, University of Texas at El Paso and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Downloads 371 (174,354)
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audited financial statements; transparency; private firms; corruption obstacles

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Surviving and Recovering in Crisis: A Resource Dependence View of Firm Ownership

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 14 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2025
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at El Paso, Fort Hays State University and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Downloads 309 (212,750)
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Resource dependence theory, Ownership, Firm survival and growth; COVID-19; SMEs

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The Dark Side of Disclosure: Evidence of Government Expropriation from Worldwide Firms

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7254
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Morgan State University, University of Texas at El Paso and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Downloads 250 (264,874)

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Private Sector Economics, Private Sector Development Law, Marketing

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State Ownership, Soft-Budget Constraints, and Cash Holdings: Evidence from China's Privatized Firms

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 48, 2014
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 19 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2015
University of Oklahoma, Morgan State University and University of Texas at El Paso
Downloads 241 (274,584)
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Privatization, State ownership, Soft-budget constraints, Cash holdings, China

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The Effect of Property Rights Protection on Capital Structure: Evidence from a Chinese Natural Experiment

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2022
University of New Hampshire, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, University of Oklahoma and University of Texas at El Paso
Downloads 239 (276,850)
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China, Property rights protection, Capital structure, Leverage

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The Financial and Operating Performance of China's Newly Privatized Firms

Financial Management, Vol. 32, No. 2, p. 107-126, Summer 2003
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 14 Aug 2003 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2010
University of Texas at El Paso, University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance, University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance and Clayton State University - Department of Finance & Economics
Downloads 169 (382,517)
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Data Breach Notification Laws and Corporate Payout Policy

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 03 Feb 2024
Zuobao Wei and Yicheng Zhu
University of Texas at El Paso and Drury University
Downloads 155 (412,002)
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data breaches, data breach notification laws, mandatory disclosure, dividend policy, share repurchases

12.

Bank Financing and Firm Growth: Evidence from Transition Economies

Journal of Financial Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 12 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2018
Barkat Ullah and Zuobao Wei
Morgan State University and University of Texas at El Paso
Downloads 124 (493,309)
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Firm financing patterns, Bank financing, Informal financing, Firm growth, Transition economy, Institutional development

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ISO Certification, Financial Constraints, and Firm Performance in Latin American and Caribbean Countries

Global Finance Journal, Vol. 25, 2014
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 30 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2015
Barkat Ullah, Zuobao Wei and Feixue Xie
Morgan State University, University of Texas at El Paso and University of Texas at El Paso - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance
Downloads 119 (509,015)
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ISO certification, Financial constraint, Firm performance, International standard, Latin America, Caribbean countries

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Financing Patterns in Transition Economies: Privatized Former SOEs versus Ab Initio Private Firms

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2019
Yu Liu, Nilesh B. Sah, Barkat Ullah and Zuobao Wei
University of Texas at El Paso, University of South Florida - Department of Finance, Morgan State University and University of Texas at El Paso
Downloads 102 (571,165)
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Privatization; Financing pattern; Transition economy; Institution development; Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS)

15.

Can a Signal Mitigate a Dilemma? Quality Management Standards, Corruption, and Business Ethics

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 May 2021
Barkat Ullah, Zuobao Wei and Yicheng Zhu
Morgan State University, University of Texas at El Paso and Luther College
Downloads 97 (591,009)

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Quality Management Standards; International Organization for Standardization (ISO); corruption; firm growth; information asymmetry; signaling.

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Can Whistleblowing Improve Organizational Effectiveness? Evidence from Financial Reporting Misconduct

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2025
Old Dominion University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, San Jose State University and University of Texas at El Paso
Downloads 86 (637,261)

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Whistleblowing, Financial Reporting Misconduct, Organizational Capital

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Growth and Growth Obstacles in Transition Economies: Privatized Versus De Novo Private Firms

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 May 2015
Georgia Gwinnett College, University of Oklahoma, Morgan State University and University of Texas at El Paso
Downloads 85 (641,760)
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Privatization, Firm performance, Growth obstacle, Transition economy, World Bank Enterprise Survey

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Debt Equity Financing Choice Under Financial Constraints: Does Corporate Social Responsivity Matter?

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Dec 2022
Anh Ngo, Hong Kim Duong and Zuobao Wei
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Old Dominion University and University of Texas at El Paso
Downloads 79 (669,912)

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corporate social responsibility, pecking order theory, debt and equity choice JEL Classification: G32, M14

19.

Whistleblowing and Stock Price Crash Risk: Evidence from Sox Section 806

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 27 Jan 2025
Old Dominion University, University of Texas at El Paso - College of Business Administration, University of Texas at El Paso and Louisiana State University Shreveport
Downloads 57 (797,988)

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act, whistleblowing, financial misconduct, stock price crash risk

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Do Female Entrepreneurs Face More Growth Obstacles? Evidence from Latin American Countries

Posted: 26 Feb 2013
Lee Allison and Zuobao Wei
Oklahoma State University and University of Texas at El Paso

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Entrepreneurs, gender, Latin Americas, growth obstacles, corruption, financial constraints

Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 137
1.

Does Religiosity Improve Analyst Forecast Accuracy?

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2022
Zuobao Wei and Yicheng Zhu
University of Texas at El Paso and Luther College
Downloads 137 (492,133)

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Religion, analyst forecasts, corporate culture, ethicality