After more than 35 years, Hambrick and Mason's upper echelons theory (UET) stands as
one of the most influential perspectives in management research. However, as the literature …

In this review, we challenge the idea that directors are well positioned to be effective
monitors of management. Moving beyond the logic of incentives and ability, we …

We conduct a comprehensive synthesis of the research on how female representation in the
upper echelons (ie, top management teams and chief executive officer positions) might …

While academic research has made remarkable progress in understanding corporate social
responsibility (CSR), we have scant understanding of corporate social irresponsibility …

Scholars have long been interested in when and to what degree managers are able to exert
control over their organizations. In this review, we examine managerial discretion, or the …

For the last forty years, the problem of agency costs has dominated the study of corporate
law and governance. 1 Agency costs result from the separation of control and ownership that …

Prior research on mergers and acquisitions (M&As) has substantially advanced our
understanding of how isolated acquirer-and deal-specific factors affect abnormal stock …

We explain why CEO s favor new directors who are similar in narcissistic tendency or have
prior experience with other similarly narcissistic CEO s. Because powerful CEO s are more …

Researchers have used various concepts to understand the conditions and dynamics by
which conflict can be managed constructively. This review proposes that the variety of terms …

We examine the unique nature of agency problems within publicly traded family firms by
investigating the earnings management decision of dominant family owners relative to non …