主题：Controlling and Minority Shareholders Meeting Halfway? Evidence from Family Firms’ Voluntary Information Disclosure on Foreign Direct Investment

　　主讲人：顾茜，美国佐治亚州立大学J.Mack Robinson商学院助理教授

　　时间：6月13日（周四）上午9:30

　　地点：经管院A208

　　主办单位：betway必威工商管理系

　　讲座主要内容：

　　How do firms respond to the diverging demands between controlling and minority shareholders? Utilizing family firms’ newly established foreign direct investment (FDI) as a natural laboratory, we propose that firms can reconcile these shareholder demands by strategizing their voluntary information disclosure. Specifically, firms can adopt a balanced approach by adjusting the amount of information disclosure and the contents of information disclosed. When there is a higher level of controlling family involvement, there will be a larger amount of information disclosure to satisfy the needs of minority shareholders on the one hand, and a lower ratio of socioemotional wealth (SEW) sensitive information disclosed to meet the demands of the controlling families on the other hand. Furthermore, this balanced approach is modified by the social norms in the host countries. A stronger norm of minority shareholder protection will strengthen the positive effect of controlling family involvement on the amount of information disclosure, and a stronger norm of family value preservation will weaken its influence on the ratio of SEW sensitive information disclosed. Using a sample of publicly listed family firms in China, we find empirical support for our theoretical predictions.

　　主讲人简介：

　　Dr. Qian (Cecilia) Gu is an assistant professor in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. Her research interests lie at the intersection of strategic management and international business. In particular, Dr. Gu is interested in understanding how emerging market firms strategize to respond to the increasing global competitions and opportunities. Her works have been published in the Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Personnel Psychology, Strategic Management Journal, and Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. Dr. Gu has taught courses for undergraduates, MBA, EMBA and Master of International Business on topics of corporate strategy, international business and family business. She also serves as the editorial boards of Journal of Business Research, Journal of World Business and Management and Organization Review. Dr. Gu has been elected four times as the Top Professor Award from International Business Master Program at J. Mack Robinson College of Business. She was also a recipient of the SMS Best Reviewer Award, IACMR Li Ning Dissertation Proposal Award and China’s National Scholarship for excellent Chinese international student. She was a finalist for AOM Douglas Nigh Award, AOM HKUST Best Paper in Global Strategy Award, AIB Best Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award, and IACMR Best Conference Macro Paper Award.

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