User profiles for S. A. Mansi
Sattar MansiWells Fargo Professor of Finance, Virginia Tech Verified email at vt.edu Cited by 14300 |
[HTML][HTML] Measuring human physiological indices for thermal comfort assessment through wearable devices: A review
Thermal comfort is defined as the condition of mind that expresses satisfaction with the
thermal environment and it is assessed by subjective evaluation. Achieving comfortable …
thermal environment and it is assessed by subjective evaluation. Achieving comfortable …
Board characteristics, accounting report integrity, and the cost of debt
Creditor reliance on accounting-based debt covenants suggests that debtors are potentially
concerned with board of director characteristics that influence the integrity of financial …
concerned with board of director characteristics that influence the integrity of financial …
Corporate governance and firm cash holdings in the US
Using governance metrics based on antitakeover provisions and inside ownership, we find
that firms with weaker corporate governance structures actually have smaller cash reserves. …
that firms with weaker corporate governance structures actually have smaller cash reserves. …
Founding family ownership and the agency cost of debt
We investigate the impact of founding family ownership structure on the agency cost of debt.
We find that founding family ownership is common in large, publicly traded firms and is …
We find that founding family ownership is common in large, publicly traded firms and is …
Does auditor quality and tenure matter to investors? Evidence from the bond market
… Finally, to control for the jump in the credit spreads of the noninvestment-grade bonds (Mansi
and Reeb [2002]), we include an indicator variable for noninvestment-grade bonds. …
and Reeb [2002]), we include an indicator variable for noninvestment-grade bonds. …
Does corporate governance matter to bondholders?
We examine the relation between the cost of debt financing and a governance index that
contains various antitakeover and shareholder protection provisions. Using firm-level data from …
contains various antitakeover and shareholder protection provisions. Using firm-level data from …
Corporate diversification: what gets discounted?
Prior literature finds that diversified firms sell at a discount relative to the sum of the imputed
values of their business segments. We explore this documented discount and argue that it …
values of their business segments. We explore this documented discount and argue that it …
Political institutions, connectedness, and corporate risk-taking
We investigate the impact of political institutions on corporate risk-taking. Using a large
sample of non-financial firms from 77 countries covering the period from 1988 to 2008, we find …
sample of non-financial firms from 77 countries covering the period from 1988 to 2008, we find …
Analyst forecast characteristics and the cost of debt
… Finally, to control for the nonlinear jump in yield when a bond falls to non-investment grade
debt (see for example, Mansi et al. 2004), we include an indicator variable for bonds that are …
debt (see for example, Mansi et al. 2004), we include an indicator variable for bonds that are …
Firm internationalization and the cost of debt financing: Evidence from non-provisional publicly traded debt
Recent research suggests that firm internationalization is associated with greater exchange
rate risk and a higher cost of equity capital. However, there is no research on the relation …
rate risk and a higher cost of equity capital. However, there is no research on the relation …