Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Departament d’Economia de l’Empresa. Seminar C.

Thursday June 19th 2008

15.15 h. Welcome

15.30 h. Session 1: Moderator Miguel A. García Cestona

Christoph Schneider
(Mannheim University)
“Bankers on the Boards...”

Discussant:
Rafel Crespi
(Universitat de les Illes Balears)

Andrea Ollo
(DEMO Program)
“The Impact of National Factors on the Adoption of New Work Practices”

Discussant:

(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona?)

17.30 h Coffee break

17.50 h Session 2: Moderator Emilio Huerta

Kurt Desender
(DEMO Program)
"Stock price performance and ownership structure during periods of stock market crisi: the Spanish case"

Discussant:
Christoph Schneider
(Mannheim University)

Ferran Vendrell
(DEMO Program)
“Do academic entrepreneurs learn fast? “

Discussant:
Martín Larraza
(Universidad Pública de Navarra?)

19.45 h. Conference Remarks.

20.00 DEMO Organizing Committee Meeting.

Friday June 20th 2008

10.00 h Session 3: DEMO 2nd year Student Presentations. Moderator Emili Grifell

Leonidas Quadros do Peixao
“Strategies of Rearranging Alliance Portfolio after Merger”

Ricardo Pires
¨Consumer Behavior: Product Characteristics and Quality Perception¨

Marco Barrenechea
"Incentive Systems in Spanish Manufacturer Firms"

Hélia Marreiros
"Corporate culture and social preferences in team technology"

Humberto Brea
"Ditributing the Productivity Gains: A New Methodological View"

11.30 h. Coffee break

11.45 h. Session 4: Moderator Emilio Huerta

Josep Tribó
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Ownership Structure and Minority Expropriation in non-listed firms: The case for multiple large shareholders

Discussant:
Teresa García Marco
(Universidad Pública de Navarra?)

Christian Eduardo Castro
(DEMO Program)
“Estimating a financial distress rating system for Spanish firms with a simple hazard model“

Discussant:

(Universidad Pública de Navarra?)

13.45 h. Lunch break

16.00 h. Session 5: Moderator Rafel Crespí

Judit Montoriol
(Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)

"Bank Mergers and Lending Relationships"

Discussant:
Vicente Salas
(Universidad de Zaragoza)

17.00 Final Remarks