Search Results - "Jun-Koo Kang"

Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder value maximization: Evidence from mergers by Deng, Xin, Kang, Jun-koo, Low, Buen Sin

“…Using a large sample of mergers in the US, we examine whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) creates value for acquiring firms' shareholders. We find…”
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Power Loss, System Efficiency, and Leakage Current Comparison Between Si IGBT VFD and SiC FET VFD With Various Filtering Options by Swamy, Mahesh M., Jun-Koo Kang, Shirabe, Kohei

“…SiC devices are gaining acceptance in the motor drive industry. This paper compares the power loss and efficiency between two options that can be used with…”
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Business Groups and Tunneling: Evidence from Private Securities Offerings by Korean Chaebols by BAEK, JAE-SEUNG, KANG, JUN-KOO, LEE, INMOO

“…We examine whether equity-linked private securities offerings are used as a mechanism for tunneling among firms that belong to a Korean chaebol. We find that…”
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Do Outside Directors with Government Experience Create Value? by Kang, Jun-Koo, Zhang, Le

“…We examine whether outside directors with government experience add value to their firms. We find that government directors are more likely to miss board…”
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Local institutional investors, information asymmetries, and equity returns by Baik, Bok, Kang, Jun-Koo, Kim, Jin-Mo

“…We examine the informational role of geographically proximate institutions in stock markets. We find that both the level of and change in local institutional…”
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The Geography of Block Acquisitions by KANG, JUN-KOO, KIM, JIN-MO

“…Using a large sample of partial block acquisitions, we examine the importance of geographic proximity in corporate governance and target returns. We find that…”
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Tunneling or Value Added? Evidence from Mergers by Korean Business Groups by Bae, Kee-Hong, Kang, Jun-Koo, Kim, Jin-Mo

“…We examine whether firms belonging to Korean business groups (chaebols) benefit from acquisitions they make or whether such acquisitions provide a way for…”
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Does hedge fund managers’ industry experience matter for hedge fund activism? by Brick, Ivan E., Chen, Yuzi, Kang, Jun‐Koo, Kim, Jin‐Mo

“…We study whether fund managers’ industry experience is an important source of value creation in hedge fund activism. We find that the targets of…”
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Efficiency Comparison Between Si-IGBT-Based Drive and GaN-Based Drive by Shirabe, Kohei, Swamy, Mahesh M., Jun-Koo Kang, Hisatsune, Masaki, Yifeng Wu, Kebort, Don, Honea, Jim

“…High motor efficiency, lower torque ripple, close to ideal sinusoidal motor current waveform, smaller filter size, etc. are a few of the advantages of using…”
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Corporate governance and firm value: evidence from the Korean financial crisis by Baek, Jae-Seung, Kang, Jun-Koo, Suh Park, Kyung

“…During the 1997 Korean financial crisis, firms with higher ownership concentration by unaffiliated foreign investors experienced a smaller reduction in their…”
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Intragroup Propping: Evidence from the Stock-Price Effects of Earnings Announcements by Korean Business Groups by Bae, Gil S., Cheon, Youngsoon S., Kang, Jun-Koo

“…Using earnings announcement events made by firms belonging to Korean chaebols, we examine propping within a chaebol. Consistent with the market's ex ante…”
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The Certification Role of Large Customers in the New Issues Market by Johnson, William C., Kang, Jun-Koo, Yi, Sangho

“…This paper examines the certification role of large customers and finds that IPO firms that have product market relationships with large customers experience…”
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Efficacy and safety of Kumpe access catheter for pre-percutaneous nephrolithotomy renal access in modified supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy by Kang, Jun-Koo, Lee, Sang Hee, Kim, Seok-Gi, Kim, Ju-Bin, Lee, Jeong-Yeon, Ha, Seon-Yeon, Ha, Chan-Geun, Hong, Soon-Ho, Chung, Jae-Wook, Ha, Yun-Sok, Lee, Jun Nyung, Chun, So Young, Kim, Bum Soo

“…Traditionally, a pigtail catheter (PCN) is placed for preoperative renal access before performing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). However, PCN can hamper…”
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Are institutional investors with multiple blockholdings effective monitors? by Kang, Jun-Koo, Luo, Juan, Na, Hyun Seung

“…We examine whether institutions’ monitoring effectiveness is related to the number of their blockholdings. We find that the number of blocks that a firm's…”
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New direct torque control of induction motor for minimum torque ripple and constant switching frequency by Jun-Koo Kang, Sul, Seung-Ki

“…In this paper, a direct torque control (DTC) method of an induction machine is proposed which enables the minimum torque ripple control, while maintaining…”
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Should We Always Perform Preoperative Chest Computed Tomography in Patients with cT1a Renal Cell Carcinoma? by Chung, Jae-Wook, Kang, Jun-Koo, Jang, Se Won, Lee, Eun Hye, Chun, So Young, Choi, Seock Hwan, Lee, Jun Nyung, Kim, Bum Soo, Kim, Hyun Tae, Kim, See Hyung, Kim, Tae-Hwan, Yoo, Eun Sang, Kwon, Tae Gyun, Park, Dong Jin, Ha, Yun-Sok

“…No definitive criteria regarding the performance of preoperative chest computed tomography (CT) in patients with cT1a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) exists. We…”
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Do Family Firms Invest More than Nonfamily Firms in Employee-Friendly Policies? by Kang, Jun-Koo, Kim, Jungmin

“…We examine whether family firms invest more in employee relations than nonfamily firms. Using the variation in state-level changes in inheritance, gift, and…”
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Risk management, firm reputation, and the impact of successful cyberattacks on target firms by Kamiya, Shinichi, Kang, Jun-Koo, Kim, Jungmin, Milidonis, Andreas, Stulz, René M.

“…We develop a model where a firm has an optimal exposure to cyber risk. With rational, fully informed agents and with no hysteresis, a successful cyberattack…”
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Remote Board Meetings and Board Monitoring Effectiveness: Evidence from China by Cai, Xinni, Jiang, Fuxiu, Kang, Jun-Koo

“…Abstract Using Chinese data, we examine whether synchronous remote board meetings, which facilitate status equalization among directors and alleviate their…”
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The Effect of Bank Relations on Investment Decisions: An Investigation of Japanese Takeover Bids by Kang, Jun-Koo, Shivdasani, Anil, Yamada, Takeshi

“…We study 154 domestic mergers in Japan during 1977 to 1993. In contrast to U.S. evidence, mergers are viewed favorably by investors of acquiring firms. We…”
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