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Kam C. (Johnny) Chan

Western Kentucky University
Verified email at wku.edu
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Structural and return characteristics of small and large firms

KC Chan, NF Chen - The journal of finance, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
We examine differences in structural characteristics that lead firms of different sizes to react
differently to the same economic news. We find that a small firm portfolio contains a large …

Intellectual foundations of current research in family business: An identification and review of 25 influential articles

…, FW Kellermanns, KC Chan… - Family Business …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
This article identifies 25 articles that have been particularly influential in shaping the state of
the art of research on family businesses. These works were identified based on a citation …

Excess perks and stock price crash risk: Evidence from China

N Xu, X Li, Q Yuan, KC Chan - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2014 - Elsevier
We investigate the impact of excess perk consumption on crash risk in state-owned
enterprises in China. To enjoy excess perks, executives in state-owned enterprises have an …

Credit ratings and IPO pricing

HH An, KC Chan - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2008 - Elsevier
We examine the effects of credit ratings on IPO pricing. The evidence from US common
share IPOs during 1986–2004 shows that when firms go public, those with credit ratings are …

Does digital transformation enhance a firm's performance? Evidence from China

H Zhai, M Yang, KC Chan - Technology in Society, 2022 - Elsevier
We examine the impact of digital transformation (DT) on performance using a sample of
Chinese firms. Leveraging the recent advances in textual analysis and a manual reading of …

Risk and return on real estate: evidence from equity REITs

KC Chan, PH Hendershott… - Real Estate …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze monthly returns on an equally weighted index of eighteen to twenty‐three
equity (real property) real estate investment trusts (REITs) that were traded on major stock …

International stock market efficiency and integration: A study of eighteen nations

KC Chan, BE Gup, MS Pan - Journal of business finance & …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the relationships among stock prices in eighteen national stock markets
by using unit root and cointegration tests for the period 1961‐‐92. All the markets were …

An empirical analysis of stock prices in major Asian markets and the United States

KC Chan, BE Gup, MS Pan - Financial Review, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
This study uses unit root and cointegration tests to examine the relationships among the stock
markets in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, and the United States. All …

Earnings management of firms reporting material internal control weaknesses under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

KC Chan, B Farrell, P Lee - Auditing: A Journal of Practice & …, 2008 - publications.aaahq.org
The main objectives of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are to improve the accuracy and
reliability of corporate disclosure. Under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the external …

Political uncertainty and cash holdings: Evidence from China

N Xu, Q Chen, Y Xu, KC Chan - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2016 - Elsevier
We examine the relation between political uncertainty and cash holdings for firms in China.
We document that, during the first year of a new city government official's appointment, a firm, …