Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Tourani-Rad, Alireza"
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Accruals: signalling or misleading? Evidence from New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Studies on earnings management usually hypothesise that managers manage accruals opportunistically. Few studies however, argue that managers can also use accruals to improve the value relevance of reported earnings to help ... -
Debt sources: Empirical determinants and their impact on corporate financial policies
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Different debt sources have different characteristics, which can have different impact on various corporate financial policies. Understanding a firm’s choice of debt sources and how this choice affects the firm’s value ... -
The financial impact of cultural diversity on multinational firms
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This thesis investigates the influence of cultural diversity within U.S. multinational firms on their performance, capital structure, and dividend policy. While existing literature has documented that formal institutions ... -
Is Social Capital an Effective Director Attribute? An Empirical Analysis of Board of Directors’ Social Connectivity and its Contribution to New Zealand Stock Exchange Firms
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Corporate directors are required to have an adequate set of capabilities to meet an increasingly diverse range of board responsibilities. Social capital, the value that resides in relationships with others, is an attribute ... -
A market microstructure perspective on the price formation of cross-listed stocks
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Over the past two decades, globalization in capital markets has led to the growth of equity listings in more than one market. Such growth has heightened the levels of competition among stock exchanges, especially in terms ... -
The efficacy and microstructure effects of insider trading regulations
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)The competition for external capital amongst small and developing financial markets has resulted in a growing awareness of the importance of investor protection laws if markets are to be competitive. One particularly ... -
Three Essays on Equity, Volatility and Commodity Derivatives
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This thesis provides a comprehensive study on option markets, with a focus on Leveraged Exchange Traded Fund (LETF) options, volatility options and crude oil options. Study of LETF option market is carried out using a ... -
Volatility and Return Spillovers in International Financial Markets
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Globalization of financial markets has led to stronger relations among different markets and asset classes. As a result, information across financial markets is transmitted almost instantaneously with potential implications ...