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1825
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1076

Overview

Stephen P. Ferris is affiliated with Ball State University in the United States. Their research spans several key fields within Business, Management and Accounting, as well as Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

The scholar's work is primarily focused on Corporate Finance and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Public Procurement and Policy, Corruption and Economic Development, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, and Sports, Gender, and Society.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Corporate Finance
  • Sustainability
  • Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
  • Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance

Notable recent publications are:

  • Do CFOs matter? Evidence from the M&A process (2020), Journal of Corporate Finance
  • The Effects of Hosting Mega Sporting Events on Local Stock Markets and Sustainable Growth (2022), Sustainability
  • Contractor default: Predictions, politics, and penalties in the procurement process (2021), Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
  • Corporate profitability and the global persistence of corruption (2020), Journal of Corporate Finance
  • A Clash of Cultures: The Governance and Valuation Effects of Corporate Cultural Distance (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborative work features repeated partnerships with several coauthors, including Jan Hanousek, Sushil Sainani, Reza Houston, and Don M. Chance.

The scholar's subfields of study reflect a concentration in:

  • Accounting
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Strategy and Management
  • Finance
  • Sociology and Political Science

Best Publications

  • Too Busy to Mind the Business? Monitoring by Directors with Multiple Board Appointments

    Stephen P. Ferris;Murali Jagannathan;Adam C. Pritchard

  • AGENCY CONFLICT AND CORPORATE STRATEGY: THE EFFECT OF DIVESTMENT ON CORPORATE VALUE

    Peter Wright;Stephen P. Ferris

  • IMPACT OF CORPORATE INSIDER, BLOCKHOLDER, AND INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY OWNERSHIP ON FIRM RISK TAKING

    Peter Wright;Stephen P. Ferris;Atulya Sarin;Vidya Awasthi

  • Competitiveness through Management of Diversity: Effects on Stock Price Valuation

    Peter Wright;Stephen P. Ferris;Janine S. Hiller;Mark Kroll

  • Too Busy to Mind the Business? Monitoring by Directors with Multiple Board Appointments

    Adam C. Pritchard;Stephen P. Ferris;Murali Jagannathan

  • CEO Overconfidence and International Merger and Acquisition Activity

    Stephen P. Ferris;Narayanan Jayaraman;Sanjiv Sabherwal

  • Predicting Contemporary Volume with Historic Volume at Differential Price Levels: Evidence Supporting the Disposition Effect

    Stephen P. Ferris;Robert A. Haugen;Anil K. Makhija

  • The costs (and benefits?) of diversified business groups: The case of Korean chaebols

    Stephen P Ferris;Kenneth A Kim;Pattanaporn Kitsabunnarat

  • CEO social capital, risk-taking and corporate policies

    Stephen P. Ferris;David Javakhadze;Tijana Rajkovic

  • Derivative lawsuits as a corporate governance mechanism: Empirical evidence on board changes surrounding filings

    Stephen P. Ferris;Tomas Jandik;Robert M. Lawless;Anil Makhija

  • The Effect of 12b‐1 Plans on Mutual Fund Expense Ratios: A Note

    Stephen P. Ferris;Don M. Chance

  • Catering effects in corporate dividend policy: The international evidence

    Stephen P. Ferris;Narayanan Jayaraman;Sanjiv Sabherwal

  • Firm Value and Marketability Discounts

    Mukesh Bajaj;David J. Denis;Stephen P. Ferris;Atulya Sarin

  • God Save the Queen and Her Dividends: Corporate Payouts in the United Kingdom*

    Stephen P. Ferris;Nilanjan Sen;Ho Pei Yui

  • The Effect of Issuer Conservatism on IPO Pricing and Performance

    Stephen P. Ferris;Qing Hao;Min-Yu Liao

  • The Information Effects of Analyst Activity at the Announcement of New Equity Issues

    Ranjan D'Mello;Stephen P. Ferris

  • Hold Your Bets: Another Look at the Efficiency of the Gambling Market for National Football League Games

    Raymond D. Sauer;Vic Brajer;Stephen P. Ferris;M. Wayne Marr

  • The response of competitors to announcements of bankruptcy: An empirical examination of contagion and competitive effects

    Stephen P. Ferris;Narayanan Jayaraman;Anil K. Makhija

  • Do independent directors and chairmen matter? The role of boards of directors in mutual fund governance

    Stephen P. Ferris;Xuemin (Sterling) Yan

  • Social capital, investments, and external financing

    David Javakhadze;Stephen P. Ferris;Dan W. French

  • The international effect of managerial social capital on the cost of equity

    Stephen P. Ferris;David Javakhadze;Tijana Rajkovic

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Wright
Peter Wright University of Memphis
Kenneth A. Kim
Kenneth A. Kim Tongji University
Kose John
Kose John New York University
Emil R. Unanue
Emil R. Unanue Washington University in St. Louis
David J. Denis
David J. Denis University of Pittsburgh
Thomas H. McInish
Thomas H. McInish University of Memphis
Kenneth M. Murphy
Kenneth M. Murphy Washington University in St. Louis
Ali N. Akansu
Ali N. Akansu New Jersey Institute of Technology
Kenneth R. Evans
Kenneth R. Evans Lamar University
Hoje Jo
Hoje Jo Santa Clara University

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