RALPH A. WALKLING

Faculty of Finance
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Office: (614) 292-1580
Home: (614) 459-4177
Walkling.1@osu.edu
 

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Experience

1985 - Present
Dean’s Research Professor (2000-Present), Professor (1993-2000),  Associate (1988-93), Assistant (1985-88),  Faculty of Finance, Ohio State University
1984 - 1985 Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business Administration, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 
1980 - 1985 Assistant Professor of Finance, College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
1976 Credit Analyst, Maryland National Bank, Baltimore, Maryland
1969 - 1972 Military Service, Specialist 5th Class, U.S. Army


Education

Doctorate in Business and Management, University of Maryland, December 1980.
Major concentration: Finance. Minor concentrations: Quantitative Methods, Economics

Master of Business Administration, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland, December 1976

Bachelor of Science (cum laude), Towson State University, June 1975. Double major: Business Administration and Music Theory

 

Honors, Grants And Awards

Listed in the top 1% of 12,637 finance authors in terms of academic citations to their work. The list is restricted to authors publishing at least one article in one of three top finance journals over the last 25 years. [1]

Winner of the Best Paper in Corporate Finance Award at the 2003 Financial Management Association Meetings.

Three publications designated by the Journal of Financial Economics as JFE "All Star Paper" for a high number of citations per year since publication.

Keynote Speaker, 1st International Conference on Banking and Finance, University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August, 2000.

Winner of the "Alan N. Nash" Distinguished Doctoral Graduate Award for Career Accomplishments in Research, 1993, University of Maryland

Selected by the graduating MBA's of 1992 as the Outstanding Professor Teaching an Elective.

Winner PaceSetter's Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, 1988 and 1993. Also nominated in 1986,1987, 1989

Dean's Research Professorship (1988-89)

Selected by graduating Evening and Weekend MBA's of 1988 as the Outstanding Professor Teaching Required Courses.

Recipient of a $13,000 Ohio State University Grant, 1987

Georgia Tech Faculty Development Grants, 1984 and 1981

Richard D. Irwin Dissertation Fellowship, 1978-1979

Elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, 1977

University of Maryland Graduate School Fellowship, 1975-1976

[1] (Source: Chung, Cox, and Mitchell, Citation Patterns in the Finance Literature, working paper University of Buffalo)

Refereed Publications

"Determinants and Implications of Arbitrage Holdings in Acquisitions" with Jim Hsieh. Winner of the Best Paper Award at the 2003 Financial Management Association Meetings, forthcoming in The Journal of Financial Economics.

"Speculation Spreads, Arbitrage Profits and Market Pricing of Proposed Acquisitions" with Jan Jindra forthcoming Journal of Corporate Finance

"Divestitures and the Liquidity of the Market for Corporate Assets" with Frederik P. Schlingemann and René M. Stulz, The Journal of Financial Economics, Vol 64, (April 2002) No 2: 117-144.

"Abnormal Returns To Rivals Of Acquisition Targets: A test of the "acquisition probability hypothesis", with Moon H. Song, The Journal of Financial Economics, Vol  55, (February 2000) No 2: 143-172
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"Corporate Governance and Shareholder Initiatives: Empirical Evidence, with Jon Karpoff and Paul Malatesta", (November 1996), The Journal of Financial Economics: 365-396.

The Impact of Industry Classifications on Financial Research, with Kathleen M. Kahle, September 1996, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

"Executive Careers and Compensation Surrounding Takeover bids with Anup Agrawal" Journal of Finance, (July, 1994), Vol 49, # 3, 985-1014.

"The Impact of Managerial Ownership on Acquisition Attempts and Target Shareholder Wealth," with Moon H. Song., The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 28, # 2, (December 1993): 439-457.

"A Test Of The Free Cash Flow Hypothesis: The Case Of Bidder Returns" with René Stulz and Larry Lang, The Journal of Financial Economics (October1991):315-337.  JFE "All Star Paper" for high number of citations per year since publication

"Dividend Capture in NASDAQ Stocks" with Jonathan Karpoff, The Journal of Financial Economics, (November/December 1990): 39-66.

"The Distribution of Target Ownership and the Division of Gains in Successful Takeovers" with René Stulz and Moon H. Song, The Journal of Finance,Vol. 45. No. 3.(July 1990):817-833

"Managerial Performance, Tobin's Q and the Gains from Successful Tender Offers" with René Stulz and Larry Lang, The Journal of Financial Economics, (September 1989), 137-154. JFE "All Star Paper" for high number of citations per year since publication

"Short Term Trading Around Ex-Dividend Days: Additional Evidence" with Jonathan Karpoff, The Journal of Financial Economics, Vol 21, No. 2, (September 1988): 291-298.

"Poison Pill Securities: Stockholder Wealth, Profitability, and Ownership Structure" with Paul H. Malatesta, The Journal of Financial Economics. Vol 20 No. 1/2, (Jan/Mar 1988): 347-376. JFE "All Star Paper" for high number of citations per year since publication

"Target Abnormal Returns Associated with Acquisition Announcements: Payment, Acquisition Form, and Managerial Resistance " with Yen-Sheng Huang, The Journal of Financial Economics, ol 19, No. 2, (December 1987): 329-349.

"Dispersion of Expectations and Trading Volume" with Eugene E. Comiskey and Michael Weeks, The Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Vol 14, No. 2, (Summer 1987):229-239.

"An Application of Arbitrage Pricing Theory to Futures Markets" with James V. Jordan and Michael C. Ehrhardt, The Journal of Futures Markets Vol 7, No. 1 (1987):21-34.

"Determinants of Tender Offer Premiums" with Robert O. Edmister. Financial Analysts Journal, (January-February 1985):27-37.

"Predicting Tender Offer Success: A Logistic Analysis." The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 20, No. 4, (December 1985):461-478.

"Trends in Institutional Commission Costs Following Deregulation" with Robert O. Edmister, The Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, (Winter 1985):553-559.

"Agency Theory, Managerial Welfare and Takeover Bid Resistance" with Michael S. Long. The Rand (Bell) Journal of Economics, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 1984): 54-68.

"A New Test of the Effectiveness of State Industrial Development Activities" with James V. Jordan and Peter Sassone. Chapter 7 of Revitalizing the American Economy, published as part of the Policy Studies Organization Symposium, Kennikat Press.

"Are There Commission Cost Side Effects from Portfolio Management Decisions" with Robert O. Edmister, Financial Analyst's Journal (July-August, 1983):3-10.


Non-Refereed Publications

"Strategic Issues in Cash Tender Offers: Predicting Bid Premiums, Probability of Success and Managerial Resistance", The Midland Corporate Finance Journal, Summer, 1986:57-65.

Papers Under Review

"The History and Performance of Concepts Stocks" with Jim Hsieh

"Anticipation, Acquisitions and the Bidder Return Puzzle" with Moon H. Song

Work in Process

“Strategic Initiatives: First Mover Advantages And Corporate Performance” with Moon H. Song

“An Analysis of Dynamic Capital Structure Adjustments” “An Analysis of Dynamic Capital Structure Adjustments”

"An Empirical Examination of Arbitrage in Collar Offers"

Associate Editorships and Elected Offices

Vice President for the Program, Financial Management Association: 2003-2004

Board of Directors of the Financial Management Association.

Associate Editor Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Corporate Finance, Financial Review; Former associate editor: Financial Management

Member of the Editorial Board for The International Journal of Finance and Accounting

Research associate of The Corporate Governance Research Study Group.

Invited Presentations

Invited testimony and presentations (in addition to radio talk shows and executive development presentations) include the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Financial Analysts Federation.

Invited speaker at academic workshops and conferences at various Universities including: Columbia University, Emory University, Penn State*, Notre Dame, The University of Washington*, The University of Delaware, Southern Methodist University, Duke University, Washington University, Nanyang University, Washington State, University of Rochester, The University of North Carolina, University of Colorado, Arizona State, University of Arizona, The University of Texas, North Carolina State, Central Florida University, University of Malaysia, Kent State, University of Pittsburgh, Georgia University, University of Tennessee, Miami University, University of Alberta, University of Cincinnati, Texas A&M, Tulane University, University of Missouri, Case Western Reserve, Purdue University.
*Multiple presentations

Consulting, Expert Witness Testimony and Executive Education

Legal, industry and government presentations involve work with law firms around the country, government organizations and executives from Fortune 500 companies and divisions (including American Electric Power, the Bank of America, Borden, Emery Air Freight, Marathon Oil, and testimony before the Judiciary Committee of the Ohio State Senate).  Dr. Walkling is also actively involved in numerous executive development programs taught on location for particular companies, or at Ohio State and other universities both in the United States and throughout the world.

Expert Witness Testimony includes work on the following topics:

Damage Calculation
Corporate Governance
Business Valuation
The Valuation of Restricted Stock
Takeover Defenses
State Anti-Takeover Laws
Financial Analysis
Initial Public Offerings
The Impact of Alleged Fraud

Executive Education Programs

Fundamentals of Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Fundamentals of Finance for Engineers
Fundamentals of Financial Success
Corporate Finance Update
Mergers and Acquisitions
Corporate Valuation
Financial Analysis
Understanding and Using Financial Research in Practice


Participation at Refereed Conferences (Incomplete)
(Most involve multiple presentations, as well as chair and discussant roles):  American Finance Association, Western Finance Association, Financial Management Association, French Finance Association, Southern Finance Association, Eastern Finance Association, Northern Finance Association, ORSA-TIMS, Utah Winter Finance Conference.


Other Contributions

Outside Promotion and Tenure Evaluations for various universities including: The University of North Carolina, Purdue University, The University of Texas, Vanderbilt University, Notre Dame, The University of Maryland, Penn State University*, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (three times), Indiana University*, University of Iowa, University of Miami (Fla.) The University of Florida, University of Arizona, The University of Georgia, The University of California at Davis, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rutgers University, Louisiana State University, College of William & Mary, St. Louis University, and University of Missouri at Columbia.
*Multiple presentations

Chair: FMA Committee to Evaluate the Survey and Synthesis Series Editorship

Chair of the Best Investments Paper Selection Committee, FMA Meetings 2000


Referee for The Journal of Financial Economics, The Journal of Finance, The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, The Journal of Business, The Review of Financial Studies, The Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Financial Management, The Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, The Journal of Economics and Business, and The Financial Review.

 Member of the Program committee for the  Financial Management Association Meetings 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992-1995, 1996 (Track chair), 1998.

 
Member of the Publications committee for the  Financial Management Association 1993-1994.

 
Member of the Award committee for the Outstanding Paper at the FMA meetings, 1989, 1991.

Gave expert opinion to State Representative Ronald Mottl concerning House Bill 291 (dealing with "greenmail"). Separately, testified before the Ohio Senate Judiciary committee on Poison Pills.


Ohio State committees:

University Committees

Search Committee for the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost1992-1993;Research Computing Advisory Committee 1991-1993

College Committees
Elected to College Promotion and Tenure Committee
    1990-1991
    1991-1992
    1992-1993, (vice chair)
    1993-1994, (chair)
    1994-1995
    1995-1996
    1998-1999
    1999-2000
    2004-Present
Blue ribbon committee on graduate education 1990-91;
MBA policy committee 1987-88 and 1988-89,
Search Committee for Executive Education Director 1994
MBA policy committee 1997
PhD program director search committee 1997
Chair of Search Committee for Executive Education Director 1996-1997
College PhD committee 1997-1999
Exec Education Committee 1996-Present

Department Committees
Undergraduate Teaching Committee, 1986,
Chairman of Recruiting for OSU's finance department, 1986-87 and 1987-88
Member of the committee to select the finance chairperson 1990-91
Finance Graduate Education Committee 1992-present
Finance Phd Theory Examination Committee 1992-Present
Chairperson Finance Phd qualifying Examination Committee1991-1999
Member of recruiting committee 1997-present
Chair Phd admissions committee 1997-present
Director Finance Phd program 1997-1999

Dissertation committees:

Georgia Tech

 

Yen-Sheng Huang (Chairperson), 1984

Michael C. Ehrhardt, 1984;
Francisco Ramis, Ph.D. ISYE,1984.

Ohio State

 

Moon Hun Song Ph.D. (1988),
Dan Ahn Ph.D. (1988),
Sae Young Chan (1989),
Ken Borokhovich (1990) ,
V.J. Singh (1991),
Jun Koo Kang (1991),
Anil Shivdasani (1991),
Kelly Brunarski (1992),
Richard Chung (1992).
Heon Jeong (Chairperson) (1993),
Robert Hendershott (1993)

Darryl Lee (1994)
Sung Hoon Cho (Chairperson) (1995)
Twila Mae Logan (1995)
John Wayman (1995)
James Tompkins (1995)
Jeff Harris (1995)
Amy Edwards (1997)
Kirsten Anderson (1997)
Jan Jindra (Chairperson) 2000
Jim Hsieh (Chairperson) 2001

Pedagogical Contributions

 Graduate Courses Taught:  Ph.D. Seminars II and III: Valuation, Corporate Restructuring (Mergers, Acquisitions, LBOs/MBOs), Financial Structure, Agency Theory and Financial Signalling, Corporate Finance I and II, Financial Analysis, Seminar in Finance, Various Independent Study Courses.

 Undergraduate Courses Taught:  Corporate Finance (Regular and Large Lectures), Investments, Financial Analysis, Cases in Finance, Introduction to Business, Various Independent Study Courses.

 Teaching Effectiveness: Won Pace Setter Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1988 and 1993.  Also, selected by the graduating MBA's of 1992 as the Outstanding Professor Teaching An Elective; selected by graduating Evening and Weekend MBA's of 1988 as the Outstanding Professor Teaching Required Courses.  Nominated for three other graduate teaching awards. Student evaluations cite rigor of class and contribution to understanding.

Executive Education:  Extensive executive education experience including the development, marketing, and delivery of courses in “Fundamentals of Finance for Non-Financial Managers”, “Fundamentals of Financial Success”, “Corporate Finance Update”, and Strategic Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions.  Guest professor at LSU’s executive program since 1988. Extensive speaking, executive development, and consulting work for numerous corporations and Universities including Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Borden, Marathon Oil, Emery AirFreight, Bank of America, American Electric Power, and numerous others.  Details available upon request.

Cases:  Contributor to two cases included in Financial Decision Making: Concepts, Problems and Cases, by John J. Hampton, Reston Publishing Company, 1980.