Corporate Finance

14,000,000 Leading Edge Experts on the ideXlab platform

Scan Science and Technology

Contact Leading Edge Experts & Companies

Scan Science and Technology

Contact Leading Edge Experts & Companies

The Experts below are selected from a list of 21597 Experts worldwide ranked by ideXlab platform

Thomas H. Noe - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Isto Huvila - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • preferences for formal and informal sources in Corporate Finance
    2013
    Co-Authors: Isto Huvila
    Abstract:

    Although the work of Corporate Finance professionals is information intensive, their practices and choice of information sources have been very little researched. The aim of the present study is to examine the patterns of information source preferences of Corporate Finance professionals with a special focus on the respective roles of formal and informal sources of information and the implications of source preferences for the information work of professionals. The study is based on a web survey of 92 Finnish professionals working with Corporate Finance related duties in their organisations. The findings of the study reveal that Corporate Finance professionals use a wide array of information sources and have a strong preference for less formal and social sources of information even if they are not necessarily consulted on a daily basis. Major financial information and news providers are significant sources of primary data, but the success of Corporate Finance specialists lies more on their ability to combine formal information with informal cues and earlier experiences than on possessing or lacking a relevant piece of information.

  • Information sources and perceived success in Corporate Finance
    Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2010
    Co-Authors: Isto Huvila
    Abstract:

    The work of Corporate Finance professionals is information-intensive, despite the fact that the practices and motivations of their information preferences have been researched very little. The present study investigates perceived success and how it is related to Corporate Finance professionals’ information source use behavior based on a Web survey of 92 Finnish Corporate Finance professionals. The principal finding of the statistical analysis of the data is that perceptions of work success and specific types of information sources contributing to the success are related. The correlations are complex, and very different types of information sources contribute to individual types of success, and vice versa. The findings indicate that information sources function as measures of success and serve an instrumental purpose. Besides functional relations, the correlation of the variables suggests more comprehensive success and information source use related dependencies and preferences. The findings imply that by studying existing perceptions of success, it is possible to make inferences about preferred information sources. The study also suggests that both personal and organizational perceptions of success should be taken into account when planning information services and information literacy education for Corporate Finance professionals to increase their effectiveness and relevance for the professionals

  • Information sources and perceived success in Corporate Finance
    Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2010
    Co-Authors: Isto Huvila
    Abstract:

    The work of Corporate Finance professionals is information-intensive, despite the fact that the practices and motivations of their information preferences have been researched very little. The present study investigates perceived success and how it is related to Corporate Finance professionals' information source use behavior based on a Web survey of 92 Finnish Corporate Finance professionals. The principal finding of the statistical analysis of the data is that perceptions of work success and specific types of information sources contributing to the success are related. The correlations are complex, and very different types of information sources contribute to individual types of success, and vice versa. The findings indicate that information sources function as measures of success and serve an instrumental purpose. Besides functional relations, the correlation of the variables suggests more comprehensive success and information source use related dependencies and preferences. The findings imply that by studying existing perceptions of success, it is possible to make inferences about preferred information sources. The study also suggests that both personal and organizational perceptions of success should be taken into account when planning information services and information literacy education for Corporate Finance professionals to increase their effectiveness and relevance for the professionals. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Roberta Woods - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Stijn Claessens - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A Reader in International Corporate Finance, Volume 1 - A Reader in International Corporate Finance, Volume One
    2006
    Co-Authors: Luc Laeven, Stijn Claessens
    Abstract:

    The Reader in International Corporate Finance offers an overview of current thinking on six topics: law and Finance, Corporate governance, banking, capital markets, capital structure and financing constraints, and the political economy of Finance. This collection of 23 of the most influential articles published in the period 2000-2006 reflects two new trends: 1) interest in international aspects of Corporate Finance, particularly specific to emerging markets, and 2) awareness of the importance of institutions in explaining global differences in Corporate Finance.

  • A reader in international Corporate Finance
    2006
    Co-Authors: Stijn Claessens, Luc Laeven
    Abstract:

    This two volume set reprints 23 of the most influential articles on international Corporate Finance published during the period 2000-2006. Volume one covers law and Finance, Corporate governance, and banking. Volume 2 contains articles on capital markets, capital structure and financial constraints, and political economy. This valuable collection offers a comprehensive overview of the present thinking on topics in international Corporate Finance and is ideally suited as an accompaniment to existing textbooks for courses on Corporate Finance and emerging market Finance at the graduate economics, law, and MBA level.

Luc Laeven - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A Reader in International Corporate Finance, Volume 1 - A Reader in International Corporate Finance, Volume One
    2006
    Co-Authors: Luc Laeven, Stijn Claessens
    Abstract:

    The Reader in International Corporate Finance offers an overview of current thinking on six topics: law and Finance, Corporate governance, banking, capital markets, capital structure and financing constraints, and the political economy of Finance. This collection of 23 of the most influential articles published in the period 2000-2006 reflects two new trends: 1) interest in international aspects of Corporate Finance, particularly specific to emerging markets, and 2) awareness of the importance of institutions in explaining global differences in Corporate Finance.

  • A reader in international Corporate Finance
    2006
    Co-Authors: Stijn Claessens, Luc Laeven
    Abstract:

    This two volume set reprints 23 of the most influential articles on international Corporate Finance published during the period 2000-2006. Volume one covers law and Finance, Corporate governance, and banking. Volume 2 contains articles on capital markets, capital structure and financial constraints, and political economy. This valuable collection offers a comprehensive overview of the present thinking on topics in international Corporate Finance and is ideally suited as an accompaniment to existing textbooks for courses on Corporate Finance and emerging market Finance at the graduate economics, law, and MBA level.