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Showing 1 to 20 of 214 for “"CEOs"”.
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Three Essays on Foreign CEOs
This thesis examines the impact of foreign CEOs on the corporate policies of publicly traded US companies. Using a sample of S&P 1500 firms from 2000 to 2017, this thesis exploits the variation in foreign CEOs’ international experience and national culture to analyse their impact on firm risk, …
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Happiness in the catbird seat : conversations with CEOs
Accomplished individuals should, by all modern definitions, be happy. They have achieved the power, authority, influence, and wealth that many in the American capitalist society aspire towards. But what defines happiness once you are there? When you are sitting in Thurber's proverbial "catbird …
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Leadership Characteristics of Hospital CEOs: Factors That Influence Leadership Style
… Procedure: Sixty-three of Iowa's 116 hospital CEOs completed the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) about their leadership behaviors and traits. Additionally, 290 of their associates (superiors, peers, and subordinates) rated the CEOs using the same tool, resulting in a leadership …
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Locked-in : the effect of CEOs' capital gains taxes on corporate risk-taking
I study the effects of CEOs' unrealized capital gains tax liabilities (tax burdens) on corporate risk-taking. Recent work suggests that high tax burdens discourage CEOs from selling stock. I hypothesize that this causes the executives to become overexposed to firm-specific risk thereby reducing …
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CEO Icon to GOP Hopeful: A Quantitative Analysis Exploring Politically Motivated Celebrity CEOs
This study examined the perceptions of celebrity CEOs potentially transitioning to political candidates. Using Carly Fiorina's campaign for Senator of California, this study identified how young voters perceive celebrity CEOs as politicians, their identification of celebrity CEOs, and the …
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The roles that coaching and mentoring play in addressing the leadership challenges of charity CEOs
The CEOs of charities have been facing an extraordinary range of economic, social and political challenges in recent years. Coaching and mentoring offer under-utilised and potentially significant forms of support, but very little is known about the practice or impact of the disciplines for leaders …
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Bridging the gender gap: factors enabling female directors to affect the appointment of female CEOs
This dissertation examines the effect of female board representation on the probability that a firm will appoint a woman to the CEO position. To study the relationship, I first draw on social identity theory to explain female directors’ preference for a female CEO candidate. Then, considering that …
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Values-based leadership within the banking & financial services Industry. An international study of CEOs practicing values-based leadership
… In this study, 6 chief executive officers (CEOs) from the banking industry across Europe and Canada provided insights into what led them to become values-based leaders and how they developed leadership practices working with values within their financial services organizations. The 6 leaders …
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Branding CEOs : How relationship between cheif executive officers, corporate brands and stakeholders image can influence perceived brand value
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) have become recognised as brands in the academic and popular domain, but little is known about the relationship between these senior manager ¿brands¿ and the corporate brand of the organisation they represent. Since stakeholders associate the CEO¿s reputation with …
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The Perception of CEOs and CIOs in Regard to Planning and Information Systems Success in Higher Education in the Southeastern United States
… of the presidents/chief executive officers (CEOs) and the senior information systems executive'chief information officers (CIOs) in not-for-profit institutions of higher education, accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and whose highest conferred degree is a …
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The power of words - CEOs' psychological influences: exit, change & hold: the stories of leadership succession: three empirical studies on companies in the FTSE All-Share Index
… research are those companies that changed their CEOs in a six-year (from 2002 to 2007) window. This study identified the importance of CEOs' psychological factors not only for the predecessors but also for the new leaders. The first study looks at the old CEOs before the CEO turnover; the second …
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The 1995 Chicago School Reform Amendatory Act and the Cps Ceo: A Historical Examination of the Adminstration of Ceos Paul Vallas and Arne Duncan
… an analysis of words and actions of the two CEOs through the interpretive framework of Thomas Serviovanni's Five Sources of Authority. The sources of authority are bureaucratic, psychological, technical-rational, professional and moral. Each source of authority represents certain assumptions …
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The Acclimation Processes for New, First-time Presidents at Public, Master’s-level Comprehensive Institutions: Lessons Learned
… through March, 2015, was completed by 61 new CEOs for a 59% response rate. They reported numerous activities that were helpful to learn their organization so as to become sufficiently comfortable in their understanding of campus culture, governance processes, operational practices, regional …
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Leadership Effectiveness from the Perspective of Chief Executive Officers in Kuwait
… the perspective of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). This is an area that has been neglected by the extant literature, and no integrated model for assessing CEO effectiveness exists for us to fully understand the phenomenon. Based on a positivist qualitative research approach, evidence was …
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CEO selection from an institutional perspective: A longitudinal research study determining changes in chief executive profiles and labor markets
… research study examining the traits of CEOs over thirty years to determine whether the labor market for CEOs has changed over time. This projects adopts an Institutional Theory perspective to predict whether the field of chief executives has become more professional, or occupational, …
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CEO Implicit Person Theory: Its Effect on Firm Level Outcomes via HR Practices and Leadership Behavior
… the IPT held by chief executive officers (CEOs) may be of paramount importance theoretically and practically given that the CEO is the one who leads the entire organization. No study has yet examined how CEOs’ IPT influences organizations and what the consequences are. Thus, in this study, …
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Three Essays On Executive Compensation
… compensation following spin-offs. We find that CEOs are rewarded for undertaking a spin-off. Change in compensation for CEOs of spin-off firms following spin-offs is significantly higher than that for matching firms. We also find that the increase in compensation following spin-off is negatively …
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CEO narcissism and strategic entrepreneurial behaviors: the moderating role of industry environment
… and argues that the psychological attributes of CEOs influence SEB. This dissertation focuses on CEO Narcissism, the escalated self-importance among CEOs. Narcissists seek constant attention and admiration and emphasize personal goals over organizational goals. Therefore, this dissertation argues …
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Essays on Hedge Fund Activism and Family Firm
… driven by CEO turnover, especially if incumbent CEOs are replaced by outsiders, not insiders. New outside CEOs are recruited from firms with better culture and higher asset sales. Activist-appointed directors also influence corporate culture by promoting outside CEO turnover. Target firms with …
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