Seeking Alphas from Underperforming Stocks: The Corporate Governance Perspective

When a firm's stock is underperforming, the likelihood of recovery and what drives the recovery should be of interest to both academics and practitioners. In this article, the authors find the number of options in top executives' compensation to be positively associated with the chance of...

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Published in:Journal of Investing 2014-10, Vol.23 (3), p.23-34
Main Authors: Pyles, Mark K., Wang, Weishen
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Abnormal returns
Corporate governance
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Earnings management
Executive compensation
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