Are the attitudes and beliefs of chief executive officers (CEOs) linked to their firms' innovative
performance? This paper uses a measure of overconfidence, based on CEO stock-option …

Research summary We build upon recent theories and studies about relational self to
explain how a CEO's uncommon name may be related to a firm's strategic distinctiveness …

This study investigates how the level of board co-option might affect a borrowing firm's ex
ante covenant intensity and ex post covenant violations. As the fraction of co-opted directors …

This paper analyses the effects of executive compensation and ownership structure on loan
quality of banks. The study uses a panel data on 26 Ghanaian banks over the period, 2003 …

The optimal design of executive compensation is one of the primary issues in the area of
corporate governance and has been investigated in considerable detail in the academic …

We examine the effect of corporate violations on bank loan contracting and document that
borrowers with higher corporate violation penalties have higher loan costs. Higher corporate …

This paper provides evidence that the managerial effect is a key determinant of firms' cost of
capital, in the context of private debt contracting. Applying the novel empirical method …

This paper provides direct evidence that managerial style is a key determinant of the firm's
cost of capital, in the context of private debt contracting. Applying the novel empirical method …

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the functional background diversity of
boards of directors on banks' strategy. This relationship is examined using the annual …

Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between executive pay disparity and
the cost of debt. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a sample of syndicated …