Shareholder Rights

Corporate Governance and Firm Valuation ArXiv ID: ssrn-754484 “View on arXiv” Authors: Unknown Abstract Gompers et al. [“Gompers, P., Ishii, J., Metrick, A., 2003. Corporate governance and equity prices. Quarterly Journal of Economics 118, 107-155”] created G-Index, Keywords: Corporate Governance, G-Index, Shareholder Rights, Equity Valuation, Antitakeover Provisions, Equities Complexity vs Empirical Score Math Complexity: 2.5/10 Empirical Rigor: 8.5/10 Quadrant: Street Traders Why: The paper uses standard regression models and index construction without advanced mathematics, but is heavily data-driven with comprehensive datasets (Compustat, ISS), large sample sizes (2538 firms), and detailed backtesting of governance indices against firm valuation metrics like Tobin’s Q. flowchart TD A["Research Goal: Does stronger<br>shareholder rights affect firm valuation?"] --> B["Data Source: Institutional Shareholder Services"] B --> C{"Key Methodology"} C --> D["Construct G-Index<br>from 24 antitakeover provisions"] C --> E["Collect firm financials &<br>equity prices 1990-1999"] D --> F["Regression Analysis: Tobin's Q"] E --> F F --> G["Key Finding: Firms with<br>stronger shareholder rights<br>have higher valuations"]

Corporate Governance in India - Evolution and Challenges ArXiv ID: ssrn-649857 “View on arXiv” Authors: Unknown Abstract While recent high-profile corporate governance failures in developed countries have brought the subject to media attention, the issue has always been central to Keywords: corporate governance, agency theory, board independence, executive compensation, shareholder rights, Equities Complexity vs Empirical Score Math Complexity: 0.5/10 Empirical Rigor: 1.0/10 Quadrant: Philosophers Why: The paper is a descriptive, qualitative review of corporate governance history and challenges in India, using citations from existing literature rather than presenting original mathematical models, simulations, or backtest-ready data. flowchart TD RQ["Research Question: How has corporate governance in India evolved and what are its key contemporary challenges?"] MET["Methodology: Systematic Literature Review & Conceptual Analysis"] DATA["Data Inputs: Academic papers, policy documents, corporate reports, high-profile case studies"] COMP["Computational Process: Thematic analysis of governance mechanisms and synthesis of challenges"] FIND["Key Findings: Evolution from owner-centric to regulated governance; persistent challenges in board independence, shareholder rights, and executive compensation"] RQ --> MET --> DATA --> COMP --> FIND

Investor Protection and Corporate Governance ArXiv ID: ssrn-183908 “View on arXiv” Authors: Unknown Abstract Recent research on corporate governance has documented large differences between countries in ownership concentration in publicly traded firms, in the breadth a Keywords: corporate governance, ownership concentration, legal origin, shareholder rights, firm valuation, Equities Complexity vs Empirical Score Math Complexity: 2.0/10 Empirical Rigor: 3.0/10 Quadrant: Philosophers Why: The paper presents a conceptual framework and cross-country legal analysis with minimal advanced mathematics, and it relies on institutional data and literature review rather than backtesting or computational implementation. flowchart TD A["Research Goal: How does investor protection<br>influence ownership concentration?"] --> B["Methodology: Cross-country<br>regression analysis"] B --> C["Data Inputs: Legal Origin<br>Shareholder Rights Index"] C --> D["Computational Process:<br>OLS Regression of Ownership<br>Concentration vs. Protection"] D --> E["Key Finding: Common Law origin<br>countries have lower ownership<br>concentration & higher firm valuation"]