This paper is the first to introduce an analysis of the effect of different types of venture capitalist
value-added activities (financial, administrative, marketing, strategic/management) on …

We examine the extent to which individual monitoring mechanisms enhance firm performance
and shareholder value. We use a sample of Australian firms, from 1994 to 2003, to …

Research shows that corporate leverage is positively related to diversification across product
lines but negatively related to geographic diversification. Why this difference occurs is an …

A 41-year-old woman ingested apricot kernels purchased at a health food store and became
weak and dyspneic within 20 minutes. The patient was comatose and hypothermic on …

The authors examine a sample of large Australian companies over a 10‐year period with the
aim of analyzing the role that firm‐level corporate governance mechanisms such as insider …

This paper analyzes the role of foreign VCs in driving venture success in emerging markets.
We analyze a comprehensive data set of 4753 portfolio companies from China. We test …

We examine the relationship between the monitoring of CEOs by inside and outside directors
and CEO turnover in the Australian market. Australian board structures and mechanisms …

Research summary: W e show that private equity ownership (“ PE backing”) of the acquirer
is a signal of deal quality in cross‐border takeovers. As such, PE ‐backed acquirers …

This study explores the role of venture capitalists on investee boards at the time of listing for
552 initial public offerings. Australian board structures and mechanisms are more similar to …

We use a comprehensive database of venture-capital-backed companies from China to test
whether and how foreign venture capitalists (VCs) can facilitate international initial public …