Syed Walid Reza

University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance

200 University Avenue West

Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 N2L 3G1

Canada

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Agency Problems of Corporate Philanthropy

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 370
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 16 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2017
Ronald W. Masulis and Syed Walid Reza
University of New South Wales, Sydney and University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance
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Corporate governance, corporate philanthropy, corporate charities, agency costs, CEO compensation

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Political Activism and Firm Innovation

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Political Activism and Firm Innovation

HEC Paris Research Paper No. FIN-2014-1053
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 25 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2015
Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov, Syed Walid Reza and Yanhui Wu
HEC Paris - Finance Department, University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance and Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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political contributions, innovation, investment policy, policy uncertainty

Political Activism and Firm Innovation

Journal of financial and quantitative analysis, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 14 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2019
Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov, Syed Walid Reza and Yanhui Wu
HEC Paris - Finance Department, University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance and Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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political contributions, innovation, investment policy, political uncertainty

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Are Acquisitions of Intangibles Less Subject to Agency Problems?

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 31 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 21 Apr 2020
Rong Guo, William Mann and Syed Walid Reza
SUNY at Binghamton - School of Management, Emory University - Department of Finance and University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance
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intangible assets, mergers and acquisitions, free cash flow, empire building, risk aversion, quiet-life

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Private Benefits of Corporate Philanthropy and Distortions to Corporate Financing and Investment Decisions

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 603/2019
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 02 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2022
Ronald W. Masulis and Syed Walid Reza
University of New South Wales, Sydney and University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance
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corporate giving; charitable contributions, private benefits of control, investment decisions, financing decisions, hedge fund activism

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The Value of Green Innovation

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 21 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2023
Syed Walid Reza and Yanhui Wu
University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance and Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Green Investment, Clean Technology, Environment, Toxic Release, ESG, Regulations

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Officers’ Fiduciary Duties and Acquisition Outcomes

Financial Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2019
Syed Walid Reza
University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance
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officers’ fiduciary duties, corporate governance, agency costs, mergers and acquisitions

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(Disruptive) innovations and rival firm outcomes

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 24 May 2021
Syed Walid Reza
University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance
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The Sources of Value Creation in Acquisitions of Intangible Assets

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming, UNSW Business School Research Paper Forthcoming
Posted: 14 Aug 2023
Ronald W. Masulis, Syed Walid Reza and Rong Guo
University of New South Wales, Sydney, University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance and Texas A&M University Central Texas

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Mergers & acquisitions, Intangible assets, Financial constraints