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Earnings Quality and Corporate Governance in IPO Firms [PDF]

, 2008
Calegari, Mary F., Harjoto, M. A
core   +1 more source

Sports CEOs and Corporate Innovation

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a hand‐collected data set, we find that firms led by CEOs who were student‐athletes in college exhibit significantly superior innovation outcomes, as measured by patent numbers, citation counts, and the economic value of patents. Evidence from CEO turnover analysis supports a CEO imprinting interpretation.
Jaideep Chowdhury, Carl F. Larsson, Weiwei Zhang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of client-auditor mismatches on earnings management using classification shifting: Evidence from China. [PDF]

PLoS One
Luo S, Yu D, Jin S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Rich Dad Poor Dad? CEO Private School Background and Firm Risk

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the effect of CEO childhood socioeconomic status (SES) on firm risk. Using hand‐collected data on US CEOs' private high‐school attendance as proxy for high‐SES, we find that firms led by high‐SES CEOs exhibit 5.35% lower firm risk. This effect diminishes with CEO tenure, analyst coverage, and institutional ownership, consistent with
Yifei Bi, Christos Mavrovitis, Chen Yang
wiley   +1 more source

The Challenges of Succeeding a Long-Tenured CEO

, 2023
Liljeblom, Eva, Colak, Gonul
openaire   +3 more sources

Do Female Directors Protect Employee Pension Benefits? Evidence on the Nexus Between Pensions and Dividends

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether female directors influence firms' allocation of internal funds between dividend payments and defined benefit (DB) pension funding. Using FTSE All‐Share firms from 2007 to 2021, we find that companies with a higher proportion of female directors exhibit stronger pension funding positions and, overall, maintain ...
Zezeng Li, Erhan Kilincarslan
wiley   +1 more source

Rookie independent directors and agency costs: Evidence from Chinese listed firms. [PDF]

Heliyon
Bin Khidmat W, Ashraf N, Yeo SF, Tan CL, Shafique MN.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Chief Executive Officers and ESG: A Bibliometric and Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This work explores the historical, current, and future direction of the research on the relationship between CEO characteristics and ESG commitment, including ESG controversies—a recent key measure of corporate sustainability reputation that remains underexplored.
Paolo Agnese, Francesca Romana Arduino, Andrea Delle Foglie, Giovanni Ferri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of top management team tenure heterogeneity on innovation efficiency of declining firms. [PDF]

PLoS One
Huang X, Gao Q, Wang D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Keeping Up With the Joneses: Spillover Effect of M&A Activity to Compensation

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We identify a spillover effect from Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activity to CEO compensation. Previous research shows that post‐merger, acquiring CEOs receive higher pay with reduced sensitivity to negative performance. We demonstrate that CEOs who don't engage in M&A, but have compensation peers who do, also experience increased pay and ...
Patty Bick, Ryan Flugum
wiley   +1 more source