Search Results - "Duru, Augustine"

Founders, heirs, and corporate opacity in the United States by Anderson, Ronald C., Duru, Augustine, Reeb, David M.

“…We argue that information about firm activities can vary substantially in the presence of founder or heir ownership, thereby influencing the risks borne by…”
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Investment policy in family controlled firms by Anderson, Ronald C., Duru, Augustine, Reeb, David M.

“…► We explore the impact of family control on corporate investment policy. ► We find that family firms devote less capital to long-term investments. ► Family…”
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Multidisciplinary approach to obstetric disseminated intravascular coagulopathy management in low‐income country: A survey by Nwagha, Theresa U., Okoye, Helen C., Ugwu, Angela O., Duru, Augustine N., Menuba, Ifeanyi E., Ugwu, Emmanuel O., Ezebialu, Ifeanyichukwu U., Ugwu, Aloysius O., Eze, Stephen C.

“…Objective To assess the uptake of a multidisciplinary team approach in obstetric disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) management in a low‐ to…”
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Impact of Binet Staging versus Tumour Bulk on Treatment Outcome in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia by Madu, Anazoeze Jude, Okoye, Helen Chioma, Muoghalu, Ebele Adaobi, Ugwu, Angela Ogechukwu, Duru, Augustine Nwakuche, Nonyelu, Charles Emeka, Anigbogu, Ikechukwu Okwudili, Ezekekwu, Chinedu Anthony

“…Most of the predictive tools put up to prognosticate treatment outcomes in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) are not easily available and…”
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Plasma concentration of fucosyltransferase 7 is not associated with the number of clinically overt vaso-occlusive events in sickle cell disease by Okpala, Iheanyi E, Eze, Onyinye E, Ezekekwu, Chinedu A, Nnakenyi, Ifeyinwa D, Ilechukwu, Gladys U, Akpa, Chinedu O, Nwani, Emmanuel I, Maduka, Collins J, Anigbogu, Ikechukwu O, Muoghalu, Ebele D, Ugwu, Ngozi I, Ajuba, Ifeoma C, Aneke, John C, Okoye, Helen C, Nonyelu, Charles C, Duru, Augustine N

“…Objective: To determine if the number of vaso-occlusive events in SCD relates to plasma concentration of fucosyl-transferase 7 (FUT7), which catalyses the…”
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International Diversification and Analysts' Forecast Accuracy and Bias by Duru, Augustine, Reeb, David M.

“…We investigate the association between corporate international diversification and the accuracy and bias of consensus analysts' earnings forecasts. We find…”
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Presenting features and treatment outcomes of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in a resource poor Southern Nigeria by Madu, Anazoeze Jude, Korubo, Kaladada, Okoye, Augustine, Ajuba, Ifeoma, Duru, Augustine N, Ugwu, Angela O, Nnachi, Oji, Okoye, Helen Chioma

“…Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is a relatively common haematological malignancy affecting older adults, accounting for about 20% of haematological malignancies…”
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Determinants of obstetricians' pattern of care for sickle cell disease in pregnancy by Nwagha, Theresa, Okoye, Helen, Ugwu, Angela, Ugwu, Emmanuel, Duru, Augustine, Ezebialu, Ifeanyichukwu, Menuba, Ifeanyi, Ugwu, Alloy, Eze, Stephen

“…Background: Pregnancy in sickle cell disease (SCD) is high risk. With improved comprehensive obstetric care, pregnant females with SCD can achieve successful…”
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Low Uptake of Hydroxyurea among a Cohort of Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Nigeria by Okoye, Helen Chioma, Efobi, Chilota Chibuife, Ommunakwe, Hannah, Duru, Augustine Nwakuche, Nwogoh, Benedict, Ugwu, Ngozi Immaculata, Maduka, Collins, Nonyelu, Charles Emeka, Anigbogu, Ikechukwu Okwudili, Ugwu, Angela Ogechukwu

“…Background: Hydroxyurea (HU) is the first disease-modifying drug used in the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD). Despite its well-documented benefits,…”
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Plasma Concentration of 12-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of 12-Lipooxygenase Gene and Vaso-Occlusion in Sickle Cell Disease by Duru, Augustine Nwakuche, Ocheni, Sunday, Ibegbulam, Obike, Okpala, Iheanyi

“…Background and Novel Aspect of this Work: In the light of previous findings that inflammation predisposes to intercellular adhesion and microvascular occlusion…”
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Relationship between Levels of Interleukin-6 and Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha and Khorana Scores of Newly Diagnosed Ambulatory Cancer Patients by Ugwu, Angela Ogechukwu, Ocheni, Sunday, Ugwu, Emmanuel Onyebuchi, Ekwueme, Peter Chienye, Ajuba, Ifeoma Clara, Duru, Augustine Nwakuche, Onwasigwe, Chiemelie Raluchukwu, Kangiwa, Umar Garba, Anigbo, Chukwudi Simon

“…Background: In cancer microenvironment, there is increased production of inflammatory cytokines, including tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1a,…”
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The dynamic relationship between CEO duality and firm performance: The moderating role of board independence by Duru, Augustine, Iyengar, Raghavan J., Zampelli, Ernest M.

“…For a panel of U.S. firms, we employ system GMM to estimate a dynamic model of the relationship between firm performance and governance characteristics…”
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Attainment discrepancy and investment: Effects on firm performance by Deb, Palash, David, Parthiban, O'Brien, Jonathan P., Duru, Augustine

“…Although the behavioral theory of the firm posits that performance shortfalls trigger problemistic search, the actual performance consequences of problemistic…”
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Terrorism activities and long-term annual management forecasts by Chang, Yuyuan, Duru, Augustine, Fan, Yangyang, Pirinsky, Christo, Pevzner, Mikhail

“…•Managers of firms located close to terrorist attacks are more likely to issue optimistic long-term annual earnings forecasts.•Managerial optimism intensifies…”
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Bowman's risk-return paradox: An agency theory perspective by Chari, Murali D.R., David, Parthiban, Duru, Augustine, Zhao, Yijiang

“…The negative association between risk and return is paradoxical because risk-averse managers should only expose themselves to higher risk for higher returns…”
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Bank accounting regulations, enforcement mechanisms, and financial statement informativeness: cross-country evidence by Duru, Augustine, Hasan, Iftekhar, Song, Liang, Zhao, Yijiang

“…We construct measures of accounting regulations and enforcement mechanisms that are specific to a country's banking industry. Using a sample of major banks in…”
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Antitakeover legislation and accounting conservatism: New evidence by Cheng, Shijun, Duru, Augustine, Zhao, Yijiang

“…We examine the effect of second-generation state antitakeover laws (ATLs) on accounting conservatism. We adopt a novel methodology that corrects for selection…”
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Threat of Exit by Non‐Blockholders and Income Smoothing: Evidence from Foreign Institutional Investors in Japan by David, Parthiban, Duru, Augustine, Lobo, Gerald J., Maharjan, Johan, Zhao, Yijiang

“…ABSTRACT We examine how the threat of exit by non‐blockholders (investors with ownership <5%) relates to firms' income smoothing. Unlike informed blockholders,…”
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New Venture Governance: An Integrative, Multidisciplinary Review by Deb, Palash, Sreekumar, Vipin, Sen, Prothit, Duru, Augustine, Brannon, David L.

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Geographic and Industrial Corporate Diversification: The Level and Structure of Executive Compensation by Duru, Augustine, Reeb, David M.

“…We explore the relation between corporate diversification and CEO compensation. We document that geographic diversification provides a compensation premium,…”
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