Corporate governance and risk‐taking

K John, L Litov, B Yeung - The journal of finance, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Better investor protection could lead corporations to undertake riskier but value‐enhancing
investments. For example, better investor protection mitigates the taking of private benefits …

Corporate governance and corporate risk taking: theory and evidence

LP Litov, K John, BY Yeung - AFA 2007 Chicago Meetings Paper, 2006 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper examines the relationship between investor protection and corporate insiders'
incentive to take value-enhancing risks. In a poor investor protection environment …

[PDF][PDF] Corporate governance and corporate risk taking: theory and evidence

K John, L Litov, B Yeung - Unpublished working paper, 2005 - pages.stern.nyu.edu
This paper examines the relationship between investor protection and corporate insiders'
incentive to take value-enhancing risks. In a poor investor protection environment …