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Unlocking female CEOs' contribution to the internationalization of family‐controlled firms

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Are female CEOs better or worse than male CEOs for the internationalization of family‐controlled firms? By addressing this question, we draw on Upper Echelons Theory (UET) and complement it with insights from the Behavioral Theory of the Firm (BTF) to examine the moderating role of governance and ownership openness. Using a large panel of 2150
Alfredo D'Angelo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of Road Accident Severity Using the Ordered Probit Model

open access: diamond, 2014
Rui Garrido   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

CEO Social Class Origins and Risk Taking

open access: yesEuropean Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The literature has shown that personal characteristics of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) affect their decision‐making. We use the type of school they attended as a proxy for social class origins and show that CEOs from the working‐ or middle‐class origins take on significantly higher corporate leverage by nearly 15%.
Andrew Urquhart, Hanxiong Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Implicit Promises and the Timing of Defined‐Benefit Pension Plan Freezes

open access: yesFinancial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms time defined‐benefit (DB) plan freezes after CEO turnovers to protect CEO retirement benefits from cost cuts affecting the wider workforce. We document a significant increase in voluntary CEO turnovers just before the freeze, without notable post‐freeze changes.
Zacharias Petrou, Adamos Vlittis
wiley   +1 more source

The Spillover Effect of Media Ownership on Mainstream Media Discourse

open access: yesFinancial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the spillover effect of a firm's media ownership on reporting by unaffiliated mainstream media outlets, using a sample of Chinese publicly listed firms. We find that firms with ownership stakes in media companies receive more coverage and more positive tones from unaffiliated mainstream media outlets than other firms ...
Xin Yu, Shijun Guo, Robert Faff
wiley   +1 more source

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