Le Zhang

Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics

Canberra

Australia

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (10)

1.

Monitoring the Monitor: Distracted Institutional Investors and Board Governance

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 531/2017, Forthcoming, Review of Financial Studies
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 20 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2020
University of Sydney, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, University of New South Wales, Sydney and Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics
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Citation 52

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Board of directors, Shareholder activism, Institutional investors, Board monitoring, Shareholder voting, Corporate governance

2.

Who Captures the Power of the Pen?

Review of Financial Studies, 2018,43–96
Number of pages: 122 Posted: 06 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2018
Jiaxing You, Bohui Zhang and Le Zhang
Xiamen University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics
Downloads 1,249 (33,542)
Citation 17

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Media coverage, media concentration, political capture, CEO turnover

3.

Friendly Boards and Innovation

Journal of Empirical Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 20 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2018
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, School of Finance, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE), Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics
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Board of directors, Corporate innovation, Board advising, Social ties, Corporate governance, Firm value

4.

Political Connections and Peers

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 29 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 24 May 2023
University of Oklahoma, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics
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Political Connections, Peers, Valuation, Performance

5.

Employee Inside Debt and Acquirer Returns

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 07 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2021
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics and Colorado State University, Fort Collins - Department of Finance & Real Estate
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Pension Deficit, Inside Debt, Merger and Acquisition, Announcement Return, Monitoring by Employees

6.

Polarized Corporate Boards

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 29 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2022
Thao Hoang, Phong T. H. Ngo and Le Zhang
Australian National University, Australian National University (ANU) and Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics
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Political polarization, Board of directors, CEO turnover, Corporate policy

7.

Do Outside Directors with Government Experience Create Value?

Financial Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 23 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2018
Jun-Koo Kang and Le Zhang
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics
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Government director; Firm value; Endogeneity; Political connection.

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Monitoring Role of Customer Firms in Suppliers and Its Effect on Supplier Value: Evidence from Block Acquisitions of Suppliers by Customer Firms

Journal of Financial Intermediation, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 21 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2018
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, School of Finance, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE), Sogang Universityaffiliation not provided to SSRN and Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics
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Corporate control, Block acquisition, Product market relationship

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CEOs’ Early-Life Experiences and Corporate Policy: Evidence From China's Great Famine

Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 31 Jul 2018
Le Zhang
Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics
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Managerial Style, Risk Preference, Corporate Policy, China’s Great Famine

10.

Regulator Supervisory Power and Bank Loan Contracting

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 15 Mar 2021
Minjiang University - Newhuadu Business School, Renmin University of China - Hanqing Institute, Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics and Colorado State University, Fort Collins - Department of Finance & Real Estate
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Bank supervisory power, Risk aversion, Loan spreads, Loan contracting

Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 37
1.

Interplay of Shareholder Monitoring and Loan Contracting: Theory and Evidence

29th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2016
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Aug 2016
Tao Chen, Yu Jin and Le Zhang
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Australian National University (ANU) - College of Business and Economics
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Shareholder monitoring, loan contracting