Firms hold cash for precautionary reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic plausibly represents
an exogenous shock for which firms hold cash. We examine the impact of cash holdings on …

The purpose of this paper is to determine the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis on
dividend policy and performance and explore the interplay between performance and …

We investigate the effect of Third-Party Auditor Liability (TPAL) risk on firms' trade credit
policies. Exploiting the staggered state-level changes to TPAL in the US as a quasi-natural …

This paper investigates the impact of corporate venture capital (CVC) involvement on digital
transformation and the risk-taking behavior of investee companies. Based on data on …

Many works at the crossroads of entrepreneurship and finance have studied corporate
venture capital (CVC)'s decision-making and performance. We explore a neglected aspect …

In this article, we build on and contribute to the literature on Corporate Venture Capital
(CVC) through the lens of Boundary Work Theory. Analyzing interview data from several …

We investigate the effect of auditor litigation risk on firm-level investment. Exploiting the
staggered increase in third-party auditor legal liability in US states as an exogenous shock …

Abstract Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) investments create strategic benefits for CVC
investing firms. Consistent with the signaling theory that firms usually pay cash dividends to …

We examine the effect of auditor litigation risk on firm capital structure decisions by
exploiting staggered state-level shocks to third-party auditor legal liability in the United …

This thesis is composed of three self-contained empirical essays in entrepreneurial
financeand corporate finance, with the first two exploring the effect of corporate venture …