دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی حقوق قانونی سهام دار و دارایی های نقدی شرکت - الزویر 2018

عنوان فارسی
حقوق قانونی سهام دار و دارایی های نقدی شرکت: شواهد ارائه شده از قوانین تقاضای جهانی
عنوان انگلیسی
Shareholder litigation rights and corporate cash holdings: Evidence from universal demand laws
صفحات مقاله فارسی
0
صفحات مقاله انگلیسی
73
سال انتشار
2018
نشریه
الزویر - Elsevier
فرمت مقاله انگلیسی
PDF
نوع مقاله
ISI
نوع نگارش
مقالات پژوهشی (تحقیقاتی)
رفرنس
دارد
پایگاه
اسکوپوس
کد محصول
E10477
رشته های مرتبط با این مقاله
مدیریت، حسابداری، اقتصاد
گرایش های مرتبط با این مقاله
مدیریت مالی، حسابداری مالی، اقتصاد مالی
مجله
مجله امور مالی شرکت - Journal of Corporate Finance
دانشگاه
School of Industrial Management - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - Vietnam National University – Viet Nam
کلمات کلیدی
قانون تقاضای جهانی؛ دادخواستهای فرعی؛ دادگستری سهامدار؛ دارایی های نقدی؛ ارزش پول نقد
doi یا شناسه دیجیتال
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2018.08.002
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امتیاز دهید
چکیده

Abstract


We exploit the staggered adoption of universal demand (UD) laws, which hinders shareholders’ rights to initiate derivative lawsuits, by 23 states in the United States from 1989-2005 as a quasinatural experiment to examine the effects of shareholder litigation as a corporate governance mechanism on corporate cash holdings and its implication for shareholder value. We find that reduced derivative lawsuit risk following the passage of UD laws leads to lower level and higher value of cash. Further analysis indicates investment as a channel through which UD laws affect the level and value of cash. Our evidence highlights the dark side of shareholder litigation, which induces firms to pursue a conservative liquidity policy that hampers shareholder value.

نتیجه گیری

Conclusions


We use the staggered adoption of UD laws, which hinder shareholders’ right to initiate derivative lawsuits, by 23 states in the United States over the period 1989-2005 as a quasi-natural experiment to identify the relation between shareholder litigation as a corporate governance mechanism and corporate cash holdings. We find that firms incorporated in the states that adopted UD laws decrease cash reserves but increase investments and firm risk following the passage of the laws. We further find that the value of cash to shareholders increases following the adoption of UD laws and the effect of UD laws on the value of cash is stronger for financially constrained firms. The results of our analysis suggest that firms are concerned about the risk of derivative lawsuits so they hold larger cash reserves for precautionary purpose. The adoption of UD laws imposes hurdles to derivative lawsuits, which decrease the risk of shareholder litigation. Reduced derivative lawsuit threat motivates firms to lower cash reserves while deploying cash for investment in risk-increasing but value-enhancing projects, leading to an increase in the value of cash. Our evidence highlights the dark side of shareholder litigation, particularly derivative lawsuits, which induces conservative corporate policies and adversely affects shareholder value.


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