The corporate finance research intensive meeting forms part of the Financial Research Network (FIRN) program of topic-specific research meetings designed to extend the body of knowledge within a specific research area through the presentation of cutting edge research results and the building of stronger networks.
2021 Corporate Finance Meeting Was Held on the 11th-12th November 2021 in Adelaide, South Australia
Congratulations to the following prize winners from the 2021 Corporate Finance Meeting:
- Best presentation was awarded to Kelvin Tan (The University of Queensland) paper titled Chained Innovation: Response to Customer Covenant Violations.
- Best discussant to Marco Navone (UTS) for the paper titled The Impact of Disclosure Quality on Shareholder Monitoring: Evidence from ‘Say-on-Pay’ Voting; authors: Wei Li & Yunyan Zhang (University of Adelaide)
FIRN in partnership with the University of Adelaide Business School cordially invites academics and international visiting scholars at FIRN member institutions to submit a paper to the annual FIRN Corporate Finance Research Group meeting. The aim is to develop a vibrant and collegial community of academics doing research in corporate finance; to promote connections between well-known international academics and the local research community; and to create a platform for exposure of cutting edge research being conducted by FIRN members
Keynote Speakers:
Professor Joseph Fan, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
A.Professor Marco Navone, University of Technology Sydney
Program
| THURSDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2021 | ||
| 9:30-9:35am | Welcome Address, Jean Canil (The University of Adelaide) | |
| 9:35-9:40 | Session Chair: Alfred Yawson (The University of Adelaide) | |
| 9:40-10:15 | Paper 1: Chained Innovation: Response to Customer Covenant Violations Authors: Selvam Srinivasan (HSBC Business School, Peking University) and Kelvin Tan (The University of Queensland) | Presenter: Kelvin Tan Discussant: Ning Gong |
| 10:25-11:00 | Paper 2: Shareholder Litigation and Workplace Safety Authors: Ning Gong (Deakin University), Lixiong Guo & Zhiyan Wang (Alabama University) | Presenter: Ning Gong Discussant: Chelsea Liu |
| 11:10–12:10 | Keynote Address: Professor Joseph Fan, School of Accountancy and Department of Finance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Topic: The Governance of Family Firms: Framework and Methodology | |
| 12:10– 1:10 | Lunch Break | |
| 1:10 – 1:15 | Session Chair: Jane Luo (The University of Adelaide) | |
| 1:15–1:50 | Paper 3: Navigating Investment Decisions with Social Connectedness: Implications for Venture Capital Authors: My Nguyen (RMIT) Giang Nguyen (Waseda University) Viet Anh Pham (University of New Castle) Man Duy Pham (Monash University) | Presenter: My Nguyen Discussant: Jo-Ann Suchard |
| 2:00–2:35 | Paper 4: Making News Salient Authors: Seungho Choi (Queensland University of Technology) | Presenter: Seungho Choi Discussant: Wei Opie |
| 2:45–3:20 | Paper5: The Impact of Disclosure Quality on Shareholder Monitoring: Evidence from ‘Say-on-Pay’ Voting Author: Wei Li & Yunyan Zhang (University of Adelaide) | Presenter: Wei Li Discussant: Marco Navone |
| FRIDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2021 | ||
| 9:30-9:35 | Session Chair: Chee Cheong (The University of Adelaide) | |
| 9:35–10:10 | Paper 6: Is Social Capital Valuable? Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions Authors: Giang Nguyen (Waseda University) Jo-Ann Suchard (UNSW Sydney) Yuelin Wang (Waseda University) | Presenter: Jo-Ann Suchard Discussant: Joseph Fan |
| 10:30–11:30 | Keynote Address: Associate Professor Marco Navone, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales Topic: Supply Shortages in Sell-Side Analyst Coverage | |
| 11:30–12:05 | Paper 7: Corporate Uses of Cash Flow in Recent Decades Authors: Xin Chang (Nanyang Technological University), Wei Opie (Deakin University), Carmen Shih (Nanyang Technological University), Hong Feng Zhang (Deakin University) | Presenter: Wei Opie Discussant: Kelvin Tan |
| END OF PROGRAM |
The attached Call for Papers provides more details about the aims of the meeting and the meeting venue.
Please see the full Program here.
Program Committee: Jean Canil (Chair), Alfred Yawson, and Ralf Zurbrugg.
For more information about the Meeting contact: Dr Jean Canil at jean.canil@adelaide.edu.au