Investor stock market response has received a great deal of attention in the marketing
literature. However, firms are not faceless corporations; individuals such as CEOs set their …

The goal of China's development by 2035 is the widespread formation of green production
and lifestyle. Enterprise is the most crucial micro subject in realizing a fundamental …

This study reviews several decades of research on the topic of executive background,
defined here as the total of an executive's “experience, knowledge, and education.” We …

We examine the role of CEO social capital as an important driver of the widespread practice
of real earnings management (REM). Using the number of social connections to outside …

Novel online activism of minority shareholders could be a new governance mechanism but
has received little academic attention. This study examines the impact of such minority …

The impacts of a CEO's social connections to a firm have received much attention. However,
less is known on between-CEOs differences in building connections. This paper is a step …

We study whether relative power in the chief executive officer (CEO)–chief financial officer
(CFO) relationship influences CEO compensation. To operationalize relative power of a …

Despite their promise, popularity, and rapid growth, the transit implications of ride-hailing
platforms (eg, Uber, Lyft) are not altogether clear. On the one hand, ride-hailing services can …

Social network analysis (SNA) examines whether interactions between individuals, teams,
and organizations result in network structures and patterns that can explain important …

Prior research documents that information transmitted via director networks affects firms'
policies and real economic activities. Given a manager's potential monopoly over firm …