WHU
The Chair of Corporate Finance strives to produce a broad range of finance-related research insights addressing topics of interest to academic researchers, practitioners, and policy makers.
Current research topics include the analysis of corporate governance indices & firm value, gender issues in executive compensation, mergers & acquisitions, executive compensation, and the evolution of corporate ownership.

Our publications - Covering topics on finance, corporate governance and more

Finance and Accounting Group

Fischer, M., Rilke, R., Yurtoglu, B. (2023), When, and why, do teams benefit from self-selection?, Experimental Economics, Vol. 26 (4), pp. 749–774.

Finance and Accounting Group

Black, B., De Carvalho, A. G., Kim, W., Yurtoglu, B. (2023), How useful are commercial corporate governance ratings? Evidence from emerging markets, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 80, 102405.

Finance and Accounting Group

Yurtoglu, B., Naumer, H.-J. (2022), It is not only what you say, but how you say it: ESG, corporate news and the impact on CDS spreads, Global Finance Journal, Vol. 52, 100571.

Finance and Accounting Group

Maier, F., Yurtoglu, B. (2022), Board characteristics and the insolvency risk of non-financial firms, Journal of Risk and Financial Management, Vol. 15 (7), 303.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Boone, A., Witkowski, A., Xu, G., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), The role of internal M&A teams in takeovers, Review of Finance, Vol. 25 (4), pp. 1047–1088.

Finance and Accounting Group

Ararat, M., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), Female directors, board committees, and firm performance: time-series evidence from Turkey, Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 48, 100768.

Finance and Accounting Group

Ararat, M., Claessens, S., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), Corporate governance in emerging markets: a selective review and an agenda for future research, Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 48, 100767.

Finance and Accounting Group

Karaevli, A., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), Family ownership, market development, and internationalization of Turkish business groups (1925-2017), Journal of World Business, Vol. 56 (6), 101264.

Finance and Accounting Group

Black, B., Gledson De Carvalho, A., Khanna, V., Kim, W., Yurtoglu, B. (2020), Which aspects of corporate governance do and do not matter in emerging markets, Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting, Vol. 5 (1), pp. 137-177.

Finance and Accounting Group

Mahlich, J., Yurtoglu, B. (2019), Returns on different types of investment in the global pharmaceutical industry, Managerial and Decision Economics, Vol. 40 (1), pp. 16-36.

Finance and Accounting Group

Fischer, M., Rilke, R., Yurtoglu, B. (2023), When, and why, do teams benefit from self-selection?, Experimental Economics, Vol. 26 (4), pp. 749–774.

Finance and Accounting Group

Black, B., De Carvalho, A. G., Kim, W., Yurtoglu, B. (2023), How useful are commercial corporate governance ratings? Evidence from emerging markets, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 80, 102405.

Finance and Accounting Group

Yurtoglu, B., Naumer, H.-J. (2022), It is not only what you say, but how you say it: ESG, corporate news and the impact on CDS spreads, Global Finance Journal, Vol. 52, 100571.

Finance and Accounting Group

Maier, F., Yurtoglu, B. (2022), Board characteristics and the insolvency risk of non-financial firms, Journal of Risk and Financial Management, Vol. 15 (7), 303.

Finance and Accounting Group

Aktas, N., Boone, A., Witkowski, A., Xu, G., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), The role of internal M&A teams in takeovers, Review of Finance, Vol. 25 (4), pp. 1047–1088.

Finance and Accounting Group

Ararat, M., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), Female directors, board committees, and firm performance: time-series evidence from Turkey, Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 48, 100768.

Finance and Accounting Group

Ararat, M., Claessens, S., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), Corporate governance in emerging markets: a selective review and an agenda for future research, Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 48, 100767.

Finance and Accounting Group

Karaevli, A., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), Family ownership, market development, and internationalization of Turkish business groups (1925-2017), Journal of World Business, Vol. 56 (6), 101264.

Finance and Accounting Group

Black, B., Gledson De Carvalho, A., Khanna, V., Kim, W., Yurtoglu, B. (2020), Which aspects of corporate governance do and do not matter in emerging markets, Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting, Vol. 5 (1), pp. 137-177.

Finance and Accounting Group

Mahlich, J., Yurtoglu, B. (2019), Returns on different types of investment in the global pharmaceutical industry, Managerial and Decision Economics, Vol. 40 (1), pp. 16-36.

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Team

Stevan Bajic
Stevan Bajic
External Doctoral Student
Philip Stark
Philip Stark
External Doctoral Student
Ying Gan
Ying Gan
Alumna
Guosong Xu
Guosong Xu
Alumnus
Dietlinde Schumacher
Dietlinde Schumacher
Alumna
Hans-Jörg Naumer
Hans-Jörg Naumer
Alumnus
Lars Hofmann
Lars Hofmann
Alumnus

Writing a doctoral thesis at the Chair of Corporate Finance

We are currently not enrolling new doctoral students.