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51
Citations
23463
World Ranking
1286
National Ranking
777

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Financial Management Association
  • Fellow of the Financial Management Association
  • Fellow of the Financial Management Association

Overview

David J. Denis is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Business, Management, and Accounting, with specific focus on key subfields such as Accounting, Strategy and Management, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

Denis's scholarly work covers a range of topics, especially in Corporate Finance and Governance, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Working Capital and Financial Performance, Auditing, Earnings Management and Governance, Ureteral Procedures and Complications, Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments, and Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies.

Notable recent papers authored by Denis include:

  • Persistent negative cash flows, staged financing, and the stockpiling of cash balances, 2021, Journal of Financial Economics
  • Corporate social responsibility and the shareholder primacy paradigm, 2024, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
  • Is corporate finance research in decline?, 2023, Financial Review
  • Persistent Negative Cash Flows, Staged Financing, and the Stockpiling of Cash Balances, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Ureteral Avulsion During Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery: When the Unexpected Happens, 2020, Journal of Endourology Case Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Denis include Stephen B. McKeon, Luxi Wang, Sergio Moreno, Alfredo Velasco, and José Salvadó.

Denis has multiple publications in several journals and venues, most prominently:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)
  • Journal of Applied Corporate Finance (2 publications)
  • Journal of Financial Economics (1 publication)
  • Financial Review (1 publication)
  • Journal of Endourology Case Reports (1 publication)

Denis's work encompasses a diverse range of topics intersecting finance and medical case reports, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach.

Among professional recognitions, Denis has been named a Fellow of the Financial Management Association.

Best Publications

  • Agency Problems, Equity Ownership, and Corporate Diversification

    David J. Denis;Diane K. Denis;Atulya Sarin

  • Performance Changes Following Top Management Dismissals

    David J. Denis;Diane K. Denis

  • Financial Constraints, Investment, and the Value of Cash Holdings

    David J. Denis;Valeriy Sibilkov

  • WHY DO FIRMS PAY DIVIDENDS? INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE ON THE DETERMINANTS OF DIVIDEND POLICY

    David J. Denis;Igor Osobov

  • Global Diversification, Industrial Diversification, and Firm Value

    David J. Denis;Diane K. Denis;Keven Yost

  • The choice among bank debt, non-bank private debt, and public debt: evidence from new corporate borrowings☆

    David J Denis;Vassil T Mihov

  • Ownership structure and top executive turnover

    David J. Denis;Diane K. Denis;Atulya Sarin

  • Ownership and board structures in publicly traded corporations

    D Denis

  • Entrepreneurial finance: an overview of the issues and evidence

    David J Denis

  • The Information Content of Dividend Changes: Cash Flow Signaling, Overinvestment, and Dividend Clienteles

    David J. Denis;Diane K. Denis;Atulya Sarin

  • Do Initial Public Offering Firms Purchase Analyst Coverage with Underpricing

    Michael T. Cliff;David J. Denis

  • Debt Financing and Financial Flexibility Evidence from Proactive Leverage Increases

    David J. Denis;Stephen B. McKeon

  • Leverage and investment in diversified firms

    Seoungpil Ahn;David J. Denis;Diane K. Denis

  • Majority owner-managers and organizational efficiency

    David J. Denis;Diane K. Denis

  • Investment Opportunities and the Market Reaction to Equity Offerings

    David J. Denis

  • Active investors and management turnover following unsuccessful control contests

    David J. Denis;Jan M. Serrano

  • Agency theory and the influence of equity ownership structure on corporate diversification strategies

    David J. Denis;Diane K. Denis;Atulya Sarin

  • Internal capital markets and investment policy: evidence from corporate spinoffs

    Seoungpil Ahn;David J Denis

  • Ownership and Board Structures in Publicly Traded Corporations

    Atulya Sarin;David J. Denis

  • The Choice Between Bank Debt, Non-Bank Private Debt and Public Debt: Evidence from New Corporate Borrowings

    Vassil T. Mihov;David J. Denis

  • Why Do Firms Pay Dividends? International Evidence on the Determinants of Dividend Policy

    Igor Osobov;David J. Denis

  • Managerial Discipline and Corporate Restructuring Following Performance Declines

    Timothy A. Kruse;David J. Denis

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen P. Ferris
Stephen P. Ferris Ball State University
Martijn Cremers
Martijn Cremers University of Notre Dame
Laura T. Starks
Laura T. Starks The University of Texas at Austin
Mara Faccio
Mara Faccio Purdue University West Lafayette
Geert Bekaert
Geert Bekaert Columbia University
Bong-Soo Lee
Bong-Soo Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Luc Laeven
Luc Laeven European Central Bank
Vihang R. Errunza
Vihang R. Errunza McGill University
William L. Megginson
William L. Megginson University of Oklahoma

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