Search Results - "López‐Iturriaga, Félix J."

Predicting Public Corruption with Neural Networks: An Analysis of Spanish Provinces by López-Iturriaga, Félix J., Sanz, Iván Pastor

“…We contend that corruption must be detected as soon as possible so that corrective and preventive measures may be taken. Thus, we develop an early warning…”
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Better innovators or more innovators? Managerial overconfidence and corporate R&D by Zavertiaeva, Marina A., López-Iturriaga, Félix J., Kuminova, Evgeniia V.

“…The aim of this paper is to study the influence of chief executive officers' overconfidence on corporate research and development (R&D). We analyze a sample of…”
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Survival of Russian banks: how efficient are the control measures? by Barajas, Angel, Krakovich, Victor, López-Iturriaga, Félix J.

“…PurposeIn this paper, the authors study the failure of Russian banks between 2012 and 2019.Design/methodology/approachThe authors analyze the entire population…”
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Do CEO characteristics matter for corporate risk taking? Evidence from Russia by García-Gómez, Conrado Diego, Zavertiaeva, Marina, López Iturriaga, Félix J.

“…Purpose This paper aims to study the impact of CEOs’ personality and social connections on corporate risk-taking in the Russian market…”
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Have European banks maintained their payout policy during the crisis? The role of scrip dividends by Blanco‐Alcántara, David, Gallud‐Cano, Jorge, López‐Iturriaga, Félix J., López‐de‐Foronda, Óscar

“…We analyse the trend among 79 banks from 20 European countries towards scrip dividends. Whereas banks do not seem to smooth cash dividends, they do smooth…”
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Institutional framework, corporate ownership structure, and R&D investment: an international analysis by López Iturriaga, Félix J., López‐Millán, Emilio J.

“…We combine agency theory with the law and finance approach to analyze how the legal protection of investors and the corporate ownership structure affect…”
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Do Shareholder Coalitions Modify the Dominant Owner's Control? The Impact on Dividend Policy by López-Iturriaga, Félix J., Santana-Martín, Domingo Javier

“…Manuscript Type Empirical Research Question We examine the effect of shareholder coalitions on the corporate payout policy in Spain, a context characterized by…”
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Do the institutional environment and types of owners influence the relationship between ownership concentration and board of director independence? An international meta-analysis by Pérez-Calero, Leticia, Hurtado-González, José Manuel, López-Iturriaga, Félix J.

“…Prior research into the relationship between firm ownership structure and board of director independence has been conducted in a variety of international…”
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Board social capital in an emerging market: Do directors’ connections affect corporate risk-taking? by Conrado Diego García-Gómez, Marina A. Zavertiaeva, Dmitry Kirpishchikov, Félix J. López-Iturriaga

“…Using a sample of 112 Russian firms, we examine the influence of the board of directors' social capital on corporate risk-taking. We explore three sources of…”
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The Contest to the Control in European Family Firms: How Other Shareholders Affect Firm Value by Jara-Bertin, Mauricio, López-Iturriaga, Félix J., López-de-Foronda, Óscar

“…ABSTRACT Manuscript type: Empirical Research Question/Issue: This paper analyses the influence of large shareholders on firm value using a sample of firms from…”
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Regulatory Dualism as an Alternative Trust‐Enhancing Mechanism for Dividends and Debt: Evidence from Brazil by Lozano, María Belén, López‐Iturriaga, Félix J., Braz‐Bezerra, Victor Hugo

“…We test whether a market‐level corporate governance reform in Brazil influences the behavior of firms. To do so, we first verify whether the Novo Mercado…”
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Board gender diversity and dividend payout: The critical mass and the family ties effect by García-Meca, Emma, López-Iturriaga, Félix J., Santana-Martín, Domingo Javier

“…We analyse the relationship between female directors and payout policy for a sample of non-financial Spanish listed firms. Based on the critical mass theory,…”
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Does the influence of institutional investors depend on the institutional framework? An international analysis by Jara-Bertin, Mauricio, López-Iturriaga, Félix J., López-de-Foronda, Óscar

“…This article analyses the effect of institutional ownership in alleviating or exacerbating the conflicts of interests among stakeholders in different legal and…”
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Firm value and pyramidal structures: New evidence for family firms by Jara, Mauricio, López-Iturriaga, Félix J., Torres, Juan Pablo

“…In this paper, we analyze what effects separating ownership and control have on the performance of a sample of 99 Chilean family-controlled firms for the…”
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Do Leverage, Dividend Payout, and Ownership Concentration Influence Firms' Value Creation? An Analysis of Brazilian Firms by Iturriaga, Félix J. López, Crisóstomo, Vicente Lima

“…This study uses a sample of 213 Brazilian firms listed between 1995 and 2004 to examine the effect of the presence or absence of growth opportunities on the…”
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A multidimensional analysis of corporate governance and firm value by de Freitas Brandão, Isac, Crisóstomo, Vicente, López-Iturriaga, Félix J.

“…We analyse a number of dimensions of corporate governance practices and the interrelation between them and with firm value for a sample of 160 Brazilian firms…”
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Ownership Structure, Sharing of Control and Legal Framework: international evidence by López-de-Foronda, Óscar, López-Iturriaga, Félix J., Santamaría-Mariscal, Marcos

“…We analyse the relation between capital structure, ownership structure, and corporate value for a sample of 1,216 firms from 15 European countries. Our results…”
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Labour market conditions and the corporate financing decision: A European analysis by Vega-Gutierrez, Pedro Luis, López-Iturriaga, Félix J., Rodriguez-Sanz, Juan Antonio

“…[Display omitted] •We study the influence of the labour market on corporate capital structure.•We analyse the impact of employees’ rights and downward wage…”
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Measuring systemic risk in the U.S. Banking system by Kolari, James W., López-Iturriaga, Félix J., Sanz, Ivan Pastor

“…•A novel measure of systemic risk using mapping and regression methods is proposed.•Default probabilities for U.S. banks are aggregated into a single macro…”
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The payout policy of politically connected firms: Tunnelling or reputation? by López-Iturriaga, Félix J., Santana Martín, Domingo Javier

“…Using company directors who have a background in politics as a measure of political connections, we analyze the relationship between political ties and…”
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