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Commitment in R&D Tournaments via Strategic Delegation to Overoptimistic Managers [PDF]
, 2010 This paper shows that it is profitable for a firm to hire an overoptimistic manager to commit to a certain investment strategy in an R&D tournament situation.
Bennedsen +24 more
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CEO Overconfidence, Industry Competition, and ESG Performance
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the interplay among CEO overconfidence, industry competition, and firms' ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) performance. With the growing importance of ESG management, firms are investing more in ESG initiatives as a strategic approach to mitigating downside risk. However, overconfident CEOs, characterized by their
Taehyung Kim, Jaeseog Na
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Future Business Journal, 2021 The paper aims to investigate the impact of corporate governance (CG) measures on firm performance and the role of managerial behavior on the relationship of corporate governance mechanisms and firm performance using a Chinese listed firm.
Tolossa Fufa Guluma
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Motives of mergers and acquisitions in the European public utilities: an empirical investigation of the wealth-anomaly [PDF]
, 2018 © 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the motivation and post-merger operating performance (OP) of European utility sectors following mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Ahmad, Sardar +2 more
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A Novel Multilevel Conceptual Framework for Flood Risk Governance
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Globally, flood risk is increasing as climate change progresses. Contemporary flood risk management practice often utilises hydrodynamic modelling (for hazard risk assessments), social vulnerability assessments, and risk communications in silo, which fragments evidence‐based decision‐making for effective flood risk management. We hence develop
Aiperi Stambekova, Avidesh Seenath
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SAGE Open, 2021 The study is an attempt to find the reasons for biased behavior of overconfident managers while making financial decisions on behalf of shareholders.
Nishwa Iqbal Dar +2 more
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Managerial overconfidence and corporate information disclosure
Borsa Istanbul ReviewYang Hu +5 more
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Practice adoption in MNCS: A multi‐level interactionist model of trait activation
Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Sharing knowledge through organizational practices is an important source of advantage for multinational corporations (MNCs). While prior research on practice adoption by subsidiaries of MNCs has identified several individual and organizational factors, this study examines their interplay in the context of HQ‐mandated ...
Sven Kunisch +4 more
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Managerial overconfidence and dividend policy in Vietnamese enterprises
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2021 The dividend policy in an enterprise depends not only on the company’s strategy but also on the characteristics of the managers. In particular, the element of overconfidence of the CEO contributes to the decision-making process for the dividend ...
Dat Dinh Nguyen +3 more
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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates earnings management in European banks in the context of the 2016 EU audit directive. Using a dynamic panel of 134 banks over 2012–2023, we apply two‐step System‐GMM estimators with three profitability measures—Earnings Before Provisions and Taxes (EBPT), Return on Assets (ROA), and Return on Equity (ROE).
Maria Christofidou +3 more
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