Feng Zhang

Southern Methodist University

6212 Bishop Blvd.

Dallas, TX 75275

United States

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1.

Mergers and Acquisitions: The Role of Gender

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2009
Maurice D. Levi, Kai Li and Feng Zhang
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and Southern Methodist University
Downloads 1,150 (23,276)
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bid premium, CEO and director gender, cumulative abnormal announcement period return, independent versus inside female directors, mergers and acquisitions

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The Role of High-Skilled Foreign Labor in Startup Performance: Evidence from Two Natural Experiments

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 06 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2021
Jun Chen, Shenje Hshieh and Feng Zhang
Renmin University of China - School of Business, City University of Hong Kong and Southern Methodist University
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High-Skilled Foreign Labor, H-1B Visa, VC-Backed Companies, Innovation, Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)

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Director Gender and Mergers and Acquisitions

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 May 2012 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2013
Maurice D. Levi, Kai Li and Feng Zhang
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and Southern Methodist University
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director gender, bid initiation, bid premium, mergers and acquisitions, overconfidence, risk aversion

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Characteristic-Based Benchmark Returns and Corporate Events

Forthcoming, Review of Financial Studies
Number of pages: 104 Posted: 12 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2018
Hendrik Bessembinder, Michael J. Cooper and Feng Zhang
W.P. Carey School of Business, University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business and Southern Methodist University
Downloads 605 (56,393)
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abnormal returns after corporate events, predicted returns, firm characteristics

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Predictable Corporate Distributions and Stock Returns

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 01 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 25 Nov 2014
Hendrik Bessembinder and Feng Zhang
W.P. Carey School of Business and Southern Methodist University
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stock dividends, stock splits, special dividends, dividend increases, predictability, return anomaly

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Firm Characteristics and Long-Run Stock Returns after Corporate Events

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2014
Hendrik Bessembinder and Feng Zhang
W.P. Carey School of Business and Southern Methodist University
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firm characteristics, long-run stock returns, BHARs, wealth relative, calendar time portfolio method, event study

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How Does an LBO Impact the Target's Industry?

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 31 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2018
Jarrad Harford, Jared R. Stanfield and Feng Zhang
University of Washington, University of Oklahoma and Southern Methodist University
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leverage buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, industry peers

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Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus: Gender and Mergers and Acquisitions

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 15 Mar 2011
Maurice D. Levi, Kai Li and Feng Zhang
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and Southern Methodist University
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Liquidity Risk and Cross-Sectional Returns: Evidence from the Chinese Stock Markets

Finance Research Letters, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2009
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 21 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2010
Feng Zhang, Yao Tian and Tony S. Wirjanto
Southern Methodist University, Independent and University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance
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Liquidity risk, systematic risk factor

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Deal or No Deal: Hormones and the Mergers and Acquisitions Game

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 22 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2010
Maurice D. Levi, Kai Li and Feng Zhang
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and Southern Methodist University
Downloads 331 (115,481)
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mergers and acquisitions, male dominance seeking, CEO testosterone, bid initiation, bid withdrawal, tender offers

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Return Horizon and Mutual Fund Performance

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 24 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2021
Hendrik Bessembinder, Michael J. Cooper and Feng Zhang
W.P. Carey School of Business, University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business and Southern Methodist University
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How Are Firms Sold? The Role of Common Ownership

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 10 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 23 Aug 2021
M. Vahid Irani, Wenhao Yang and Feng Zhang
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Southern Methodist University
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common ownership, auction, negotiation, mergers and acquisitions

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Do Insiders Time Management Buyouts and Freezeouts to Buy Undervalued Targets?

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 05 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2018
Jarrad Harford, Jared R. Stanfield and Feng Zhang
University of Washington, University of Oklahoma and Southern Methodist University
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management buyouts, freezeout acquisitions, market timing, conflicts of interest

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Shareholder Rights, Managerial Incentives, and Firm Value

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 06 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2014
Feng Zhang
Southern Methodist University
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Antitakeover provisions, managerial incentives, firm value, compensation contract

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Vanishing Stock Dividends

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 27 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2021
Avner Kalay and Feng Zhang
Tel Aviv University - Faculty of Management and Southern Methodist University
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stock dividends, investor learning, signaling

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Measuring the Quality of Mergers and Acquisitions

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 29 Jan 2021
Atif Ellahie and Feng Zhang
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business and Southern Methodist University
Downloads 164 (227,317)

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mergers and acquisitions, deal quality, long-run performance, goodwill impairment

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Information Precision and IPO Pricing

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 12 Jan 2012
Feng Zhang
Southern Methodist University
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Information precision, IPOs, partial adjustment, price adjustment, share adjustment

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Long Run Stock Returns after Corporate Events Revisited

Critical Finance Review, Forthcoming.
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 21 Dec 2017
Hendrik Bessembinder and Feng Zhang
W.P. Carey School of Business and Southern Methodist University
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Private Equity Funds and Firm Products

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 15 May 2020
Wenhao Yang, Feng Zhang and Xiao Zhong
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Southern Methodist University and University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, Department of Finance, Students
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private equity funds, new products, leveraged buyouts

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Are Women More Likely to Seek Advice than Men? Evidence from the Boardroom

Journal of Risk and Financial Management, Vol. 8, pp. 127-149, 2015, DOI: 10.3390/jrfm8010127
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 13 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2015
Maurice D. Levi, Kai Li and Feng Zhang
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and Southern Methodist University
Downloads 132 (270,931)
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seeking advice; financial advisors; director gender; overconfidence; takeovers

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Hiring High-Skilled Labor through Mergers and Acquisitions

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 07 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2021
Jun Chen, Shenje Hshieh and Feng Zhang
Renmin University of China - School of Business, City University of Hong Kong and Southern Methodist University
Downloads 113 (303,401)

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Acquihiring, Skilled foreign labor, H-1B visa, Mergers and acquisitions

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Risk Homeostasis and Corporate Acquisitions

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2012
Maurice D. Levi, Kai Li and Feng Zhang
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and Southern Methodist University
Downloads 93 (345,288)

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Mergers and Acquisitions, Return Correlation, Risk Dynamics, Risk Homeostasis

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Non-Random Survival and Long-Run Firm Performance

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 18 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2021
Feng Zhang
Southern Methodist University
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firm survival, weighting bias, benchmark bias, initial public offering, long-run performance