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CEO Education, Financial Decision and Firm Performance [PDF]
Jurnal Manajemen Teori dan Terapan, 2018 Many previous studies have shown that the number of CEOs holds MBA is still low and less dominating. We analyze the effect of CEOs with MBA degree on funding decision, investment decision and firm performance. Using 38 manufacturing companies that listed
Rahmat Setiawan, Lila Gestanti
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Exploring the role of the CEO in innovation in life science R&D firms [PDF]
, 2013 In order for firms to remain competitive CEOs acknowledge the importance of innovation. In life science R&D firms scientists are crucial for innovation because they hold knowledge to create competitive new products. They are also known to fall outside
Rosier, Jan
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An exploratory study of CEO practices in an emerging economy [PDF]
, 2013 This study of CEOs in Nigeria sought to discover the practices that CEOs engaged in as relevant and effective in an emerging economy. Twenty eight CEOs of national and expatriate extraction running national and multi-national companies were interviewed
Johnson, Omobola
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CEO education and the ability to raise capital [PDF]
Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2019 AbstractResearch Question/IssueUsing a unique hand‐collected dataset, this study examines the role of chief executive officer (CEO) educational attainments in relation to newly public firms.Theoretical/Academic ImplicationsUsing human capital, institutional and upper echelon theories, we hypothesize and demonstrate that CEO educational attainments do ...
Dimitrios Gounopoulos +2 more
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CEO education and corporate environmental footprint [PDF]
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2017 We analyze the effect of CEO education on environmental decision-making. Using a unique sample of Danish firms from 1996 to 2012, we find that CEO education significantly improves firms' energy efficiency. We seek to derive causality using health shocks: the hospitalization of highly educated CEOs induces a drop in energy efficiency, whereas the ...
Amore, Mario Daniele +3 more
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What's in an education? Implications of CEO education for financial inclusion [PDF]
International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2021 AbstractThis article analyses the impact of chief executive officer's (CEO) educational background, that is, business degree (an MBA) on corporate strategies. In essence, the study tests how differences in educational backgrounds, MBACEOs vis‐à‐vis non‐MBACEOs, determine their strategic choices pertaining to financial inclusion.
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What's in an education? Implications of CEO education for bank performance [PDF]
Journal of Corporate Finance, 2016 Exploiting a unique hand-built dataset, this paper finds that CEO educational attainment, both level and quality, matters for bank performance. We offer robust evidence that banks led by CEOs with MBAs outperform their peers. Such CEOs improve performance when compensation structures are geared towards greater risk-taking incentives, and when banks ...
Timothy King +2 more
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CEO power and CSR‑linked compensation for corporate environmental responsibility: UK evidence [PDF]
, 2023 This paper examines how CEO power and CSR-linked compensation influences environmental performance. We investigate the role of CEO managerial power (proxied by CEO duality and the presence of executive directors on the board), and CEO legitimate power ...
Albitar, Khaldoon +2 more
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The impact of CEO education on convertible bond issuance
The European Journal of Finance, 2022 We examine the impact of managerial education on a firm’s decision to issue convertible bonds instead of standard, non-hybrid securities. Upper echelons theory argues that better managerial education attainment fosters a higher ability to process complex information and tolerate ambiguity.
De Cesari, Amedeo +2 more
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Journal of International Economics and Management, 2021 The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of the chief executive officer (CEO) demographic characteristics including CEO age, CEO gender, and CEO education on the performance of firms in the scientific research and technology development (SRTD ...
Melissa Jardine, Thi Thanh Thuy Duong
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