Controlling shareholder share pledging and Enterprise Cost Stickiness: Evidence from Chinese Firms

Using a sample of Chinese enterprises pledge during the period 2008-2017, this paper investigates the cost management behavior of enterprises during the pledge period of major shareholders’ stock rights. Our findings show that with the increase of the equity pledge rate, the cost stickiness of enter...

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Main Authors: Li Ziyang, Zhang Yingyue, Tan Xiaohan, Yu Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2020/74/e3sconf_ebldm2020_02003.pdf