Labor is supplied because most of us must work to live. Indeed, it is called “work” in part
because without compensation, the overwhelming majority of workers would not otherwise …

Many economic, political and social environments can be described as contests in which
agents exert costly effort while competing over the distribution of a scarce resource. These …

Agency theory draws attention to certain behaviors of CEOs and boards that, in aggregate,
create losses for society. The empirical literature, however, characterized by contentious …

In this chapter, drawing from a relational perspective, we explore the relationship between
moral leadership and employee creativity, treat employee identification with leader and …

This book integrates and assesses the vast and rapidly growing literature on strategic
leadership, which is the study of top executives and their effects on organizations. The basic …

The complexity of political, regulatory, and technological changes confronting most
organizations has made radical organizational change and adaptation a central research …

We propose a behavioral theory of corporate governance based on an ontological
foundation of socially situated and socially constituted agency. More specifically, we …

Although the pyramid headed by an all-powerful individual has been a symbol of
organizations, such omnipotence is possible only in simple situations where perfected …

The boards of directors of American public companies are dominated by independent
directors. Many commentators and institutional investors believe that a" monitoring board," …

The field of corporate governance is at a crossroads. Our knowledge of what we know about
the efficacy of corporate governance mechanisms is rivaled by what we do not know. This …