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Stephen P. Ferris
Researcher at University of Missouri
Publications - 167
Citations - 8826
Stephen P. Ferris is an academic researcher from University of Missouri. The author has contributed to research in topics: Corporate governance & Shareholder. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 156 publications receiving 8033 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephen P. Ferris include University of Pittsburgh & University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
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Too Busy to Mind the Business? Monitoring by Directors with Multiple Board Appointments
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the number of external appointments held by corporate directors and conclude that the evidence does not support calls for limits on directorships held by an individual, nor do they find that multiple directors are associated with a greater likelihood of securities fraud litigation.
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Too Busy to Mind the Business? Monitoring by Directors with Multiple Board Appointments
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the number of external appointments held by corporate directors and find no evidence that multiple directors shirk their responsibilities to serve on board committees, and conclude that the evidence does not support calls for limits on directorships held by an individual.
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Agency conflict and corporate strategy: the effect of divestment on corporate value
Peter Wright,Stephen P. Ferris +1 more
TL;DR: The authors examined the effect of divestment of South African business units on the stock return behavior of publicly traded firms and found that significant and negative excess returns accrue to shares of companies announcing divestments of operations.
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Impact of corporate insider, blockholder, and institutional equity ownership on firm risk taking
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of equity ownership structure on corporate risk taking was examined in an agency context, and the authors found that the nature of a firm's risk-taking behavior can significantly affect corporate performance.
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Competitiveness through Management of Diversity: Effects on Stock Price Valuation
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that firms that can lower their costs and enhance their differentiation through the effective management of their human resources have a competitive advantage, using data from the U.S. Department of Defense.