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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Chief Executive Officer (CEO)"”.
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Exploratory Study of Chief Information Officers in Fortune Service and Industrial Organizations
A survey was conducted of chief information officers (CIO's) in the 100 top-ranked Fortune Service organizations and in the 100 top-ranked Fortune Industrial organizations. A questionnaire was used to collect data on the following topics: the information activities managed, information-related …
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Board control, firm ownership structure, and chief executive compensation : an empirical analysis
… have an important role in the determination of chief executive officer (CEO) compensation in large U.S. corporations. This study uses a model of political factors to attempt to describe their influence on both the overall amount and form of CEO compensation under differing growth and risk …
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Startup founders in high technology
… these days. Many founders transition into the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role within their companies and are expected to have the knowledge to lead large organizations through these fast growth and transition periods at a rate much faster than previously encountered in history. While some …
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A case study of two administrators from an NGO who developed from novices to experts
… the key subjects (the administrators) and the chief executive officer (CEO) of the organisation as well as the self narrative as compiled by the administrators.This research questions formalised learning as the only form of acquiring knowledge and accordingly adopted workplace learning as a …
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The Impact of Social Influence Pressure on CFO Judgments
… influence of social influence pressure on the Chief Financial Officer’s (CFO’s) financial reporting decisions. Specifically, I evaluate the impact of inappropriate obedience and compliance pressure from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on the CFO’s propensity to make revisions to financial …
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Succession rules for CEO in Japanese firms : institutions and agency
The succession of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has attracted growing attention from social scientists and management researchers. CEO succession provides a context in which individual decisions and agency, stakeholder interests and conflict, and the organizational needs for legitimacy and …
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An investigation into corporate governance practices at tier 3 state owned enterprises in Namibia
… the supervisory role of the board, the executive role of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and how each influences corporate governance practices at the selected state-owned enterprises (SOEs). A review of existing literature, a multi-theory, multi-mechanisms approach, a qualitative …
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The Courage to Change: Striving for Magnet Hospital Recognition
… The objective of this study was to compare Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) perceptions of their innovativeness and leadership preferences in magnet hospitals and matched non-magnet hospitals as well as differences in the perceived organizational effectiveness. …
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Working with top management teams : conversations contributing to board development
… top teams, that is, existing teams that have the executive responsibility for leading their organisations each day, not specifically focused on one project or one change programme. However, little research has been carried out on meetings processes within ongoing top management teams and almost no …
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THE EFFECTS OF SUCCESSOR CEO’S ORIGIN ON AUDITORS’ CLIENT RISK ASSESSMENT AND CONTINUANCE DECISIONS FOLLOWING A CORPORATE SCANDAL
<p>This study examines the effects of chief executive officer (CEO) succession and successor origin on auditors’ client risk assessment, continuance, and audit effort decisions following a major scandal in a client firm. 83 experienced audit professionals drawn from U.S. public accounting firms …
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Working capital management and AIM listed SME companies profitability: a mixed research method approach.
… governance factors including: board size, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) age, CEO tenure and directors remuneration were found to be statistically significant in explaining the profitability of AIM listed SME companies. Also, the following company specific characteristics were found to have …
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Working capital management and profitability of UK firms: a contingency theory approach.
… between the corporate governance factors (Chief Executive Officer (CEO) tenure and board size) and profitability. On the other hand, company specific characteristics variables (company size, financial leverage, assets tangibility liquidity ratio, cash flow and sales growth) were also found …
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The effect of idiosyncratic and macroeconomic risk on cash holdings
… The final study explores the extent to which chief executive officer (CEO) and directors' characteristics impact the probability that a firm adopts social media. Employing logistic regressions on non-financial firms listed on the JSE for 2010 to 2020, the study finds that older directors and …
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Gestión de los riesgos corporativos
… sentido, uno de los más importantes roles del Chief Financial Officer (CFO) se enfoca en asegurar la continuidad de las operaciones, buscando los mecanismos más idóneos para mantener disponible los recursos necesarios para ello; también se ocupa de minimizar el efecto que puede tener en el …
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Three essays on corporate governance in the hospitality industry
… that topics related to institutional ownership, executive compensation determinants, board size, and merger and acquisition (MandA) outcomes are commonly examined, whereas topics related to family ownership, debt, and regulation/law are seldom explored. This review contributes to the literature …
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Developing a leadership framework for improving construction business organisation performance in South Africa
… when moderated by strategic decisions of CEO/company leadership? The study draws from theoretical perspectives, namely the ‘upper echelons' theory, strategic leadership theory, and the Full Range Leadership Model (FRLM), to develop a conceptual framework. A convergent mixed-method research …
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A Synthesis Model of Market Orientation for a Developing Country - The Case of Bangladesh
… and in-depth interviews were conducted with the chief executive officer (CEO), or with a designated high official assigned by the CEO, for each company. Hypotheses of the study were tested using stepwise regression analysis and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Inductive reasoning …
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A case study (from a not-for-profit perspective) of a pathway to achieving higher levels of engagement and commitment between government and the community
… and review, considers my 25 years as a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an NFP. In particular, it notes my 20-year role in guiding and supporting the organisation for which I worked to play a significant role as the Victorian (State) Government has moved progressively from ‘command and …
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The Moderating Role of Board Structure and Market Competition on CEO Power, Risk, and Investment Efficiency
… and market competition on association between CEO power and risk by analysing the UK-listed financial and non-financial firms. The third empirical chapter provides evidence on the role of market competition in the nexus between powerful CEO and investment efficiency. Panel data estimation …
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The Upper-Echelon Perspective of Firm Competitive Behavior: Empirical Evidence from the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry
… Strategy. While several researchers link executives to key strategic outcomes, much less is understood on how the Upper-Echelon team drives the actual competitive behavior of the firm, which is manifested in the launching of observable and purposeful competitive actions within the …
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