Betty H.T. Wu

University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School

Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance

Glasgow, Scotland

United Kingdom

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Scholarly Papers (9)

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1.

The Association between the proportion of Brexiters and COVID-19 Death Rates in England

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 05 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2023
Ludovic Phalippou and Betty H.T. Wu
University of Oxford - Said Business School and University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
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Brexit vote, COVID-19, Polarization, Political Trust

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How Deadly Is Financial Leverage? Evidence from Care Homes during the COVID-19 Crisis

Management Science, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 09 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2025
Peter Morris, Ludovic Phalippou and Betty H.T. Wu
Independent, University of Oxford - Said Business School and University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
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What Drives Executive Stock Option Backdating?

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2014
Chris Veld and Betty H.T. Wu
Monash University and University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
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executive compensation, stock option grants, backdating, corporate governance

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A Run-Down of Merger Target Run-Ups

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2018
Marie Dutordoir, Evangelos Vagenas-Nanos, Patrick Verwijmeren and Betty H.T. Wu
The University of Manchester - Manchester Business School, University of Glasgow, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
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target run-up, mergers and acquisitions, merger prediction, insider trading

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Shall We Dance? Syndication, Social Network, and Performance: Evidence from Leveraged Buyout Investments

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2014
Betty H.T. Wu
University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
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Leveraged buyouts, Syndication, Social networks, Agency costs, Top management teams

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Connections to Investment Banks and Their Value: Evidence from Seasoned Equity Offerings

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2025
Ying Dou, Yulia Merkoulova and Betty H.T. Wu
Monash University - Department of Banking and Finance, Monash Business School and University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
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seasoned equity offerings, social connections, investment banks, information asymmetry

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Managerial Incentives and Investment Policy in Family Firms: Evidence from a Structural Analysis

Journal of Small Business Management, 2016
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 13 Jul 2018
Mieszko Mazur and Betty H.T. Wu
ESSCA school of management and University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
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Family Firms, Corporate Investment, Executive Compensation, R&D, Executive Stock Options

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Social Capital and Investment Performance: Evidence from Pe Investing in Lbos

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 22 Jan 2023
Betty H.T. Wu and Jay Dahya
University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School and Zicklin School of Business
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Social capital, trust, Private equity, LBO syndication, Performance

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Social Capital and Investment Performance: Evidence from Pe Investing in Lbos

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 23 Feb 2023
Jay Dahya and Betty H.T. Wu
Zicklin School of Business and University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
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Social capital, Trust, Private equity, LBO syndication, Performance

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Media Deterrence and Illegal Trading Prior to Merger Announcements: The Real Effect of News Dissemination

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Sep 2017
Mark Aleksanyan, Jo Danbolt, Antonios Siganos and Betty H.T. Wu
University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh Business School, University of Glasgow and University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
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News dissemination; Deterrence; Media coverage; Target stock returns; Inside information