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Ligang Zhong

Associate Professor of Finance, University of Windsor
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Cited by 405

Business groups and corporate social responsibility: Evidence from China

M Guo, L He, L Zhong - Emerging Markets Review, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of firms' business group affiliations on their performance in
corporate social responsibility (CSR) in China. We find that firms with a dual-status of being …

Independent directors, non-controlling directors, and executive pay-for-performance sensitivity: Evidence from Chinese non-state owned enterprises

F Zhou, Y Fan, Y An, L Zhong - Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
We investigate the monitoring effect of different types of board directors on executive pay-for-performance
sensitivity in Chinese non-state owned enterprises (non-SOEs). We find that …

Free float and market liquidity around the world

XS Ding, Y Ni, L Zhong - Journal of Empirical Finance, 2016 - Elsevier
We investigate the relationship between free float and stock market liquidity using a sample
covering 55 countries from 2003 to 2011. We find that stocks with higher free float have a …

On the association between strategic institutional ownership and earnings quality: Does investor protection strength matter?

L Zhong, L Chourou, Y Ni - Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to examine: (i) whether strategic institutional ownership is associated
with better earnings quality at the international level and (ii) whether this relationship varies …

Does institutional investor horizon influence US corporate financing decisions?

S Boubaker, L Chourou, S Saadi, L Zhong - International Review of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper examines whether and how institutional investment horizon influences corporate
financing decisions. Consistent with our predictions, we find that longer institutional …

Credit rating initiation and accounting quality for emerging-market firms

KH Bae, L Purda, M Welker, L Zhong - Journal of International Business …, 2013 - Springer
We examine whether certification by an internationally recognized information intermediary
helps emerging-market firms overcome the liability of foreignness in capital markets. …

[HTML][HTML] Solid-state NMR spectroscopy of 18.5 kDa myelin basic protein reconstituted with lipid vesicles: spectroscopic characterisation and spectral assignments of …

L Zhong, VV Bamm, MAM Ahmed, G Harauz… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2007 - Elsevier
Myelin basic protein (MBP, 18.5 kDa isoform) is a peripheral membrane protein that is
essential for maintaining the structural integrity of the multilamellar myelin sheath of the central …

Does religiosity enhance the quality of management earnings forecasts?

L Chourou, L He, L Zhong - Journal of Business Finance & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates whether firms located in areas with higher levels of religiosity disclose
higher‐quality management earnings forecasts than do other firms. Using a US sample of …

Fuzzy complexes of myelin basic protein: NMR spectroscopic investigations of a polymorphic organizational linker of the central nervous system

DS Libich, MAM Ahmed, L Zhong… - … and Cell Biology, 2010 - cdnsciencepub.com
The classic 18.5 kDa isoform of myelin basic protein (MBP) is central to maintaining the
structural homeostasis of the myelin sheath of the central nervous system. It is an intrinsically …

The effect of cross‐border mergers and acquisitions on earnings quality: Evidence from China

X Ding, J Mo, L Zhong - Thunderbird International Business …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the fruitful research on the motives and outcomes of cross‐border mergers and
acquisitions (M&As) of Chinese multinational corporations ( MNCs ), there has been scant …