CES Research Briefs are concise executive summaries of recent research from top academic journals, focusing on business topics that impact corporate leadership. Moore Knowledge summaries similarly distill research conducted by the esteemed faculty at the Darla Moore School of Business. Both resources are designed to be accessible and free of complex scientific jargon, providing key takeaways for your convenience.
Disclaimer: The Center for Executive Succession shares these published findings to inform and support business leaders. However, we do not necessarily endorse the research.
Submissions from 2021
Board Member Exit Following Analyst Downgrades and Negative Media Coverage, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Career Experience and Initial Compensation, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Gender and the Effectiveness of Organizational Apologies, Center for Executive Succession
Gender Differences in Speed of Advancement, Center for Executive Succession
Submissions from 2020
CEO Career Horizon and Investments in Flexibility, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Characteristics and Stakeholder Strategy, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Personality and Market Perceptions, Center for Executive Succession
CSOs and Corporate Social Responsibility, Center for Executive Succession
Escalating Board Commitment to Poorly-Performing CEO Hires, Center for Executive Succession
The Dark Side of Transformational Leader Behaviors, Center for Executive Succession
The Influence of Strategic Investment on CEO Pay, Center for Executive Succession
When Does the Board Blame the CEO?, Center for Executive Succession
Submissions from 2019
A Risk-Taking Perspective on CEO Selection, Center for Executive Succession
Board Independence and Corporate Misconduct, Center for Executive Succession
Board Turnover After Social Movement Boycotts, Center for Executive Succession
Building Meaningful Gender Diversity on Boards, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Duality and the Role of Managerial Discretion, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Equity Risk Bearing and Strategic Risk Taking, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Sensitivity to Negative Media Coverage, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Stock Option Timing and the Positivity of Information Releases, Center for Executive Succession
Ex-Military CEOs: Leaders with Integrity, Center for Executive Succession
Female CFOs and Financial Misreporting, Center for Executive Succession
Female Director Representation Progress, Center for Executive Succession
Founder CEO Succession, Center for Executive Succession
Friendship Ties on Boards, Center for Executive Succession
How CEOs Affect Firm R&D in the Face of Inconsistent Feedback, Center for Executive Succession
Indirect Media Pressure and Governance Practices, Center for Executive Succession
Integrating CSR Criteria in Executive Compensation, Center for Executive Succession
Internal Labor Markets or Designations?, Center for Executive Succession
New CEO Social Influence During Transitions, Center for Executive Succession
Pay Gaps Between Management and Workers: Causes and Consequences, Center for Executive Succession
Subgroup Effects in Executive Leadership Teams, Center for Executive Succession
Submissive and Provocative CEOs Under Competitive Attack, Center for Executive Succession
The Causes of Top Executive Turnover, Center for Executive Succession
The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Firm Outcomes, Center for Executive Succession
Women's Representative In Management, Center for Executive Succession
You’re Fired! Gender Disparities in CEO Dismissal, Center for Executive Succession
Submissions from 2018
Board Committee Overlap and CEO Compensation, Center for Executive Succession
B.S. in the Boardroom: Benevolent Sexism and Board Chair Orientations, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Succession's Effects on Performance and Strategy, Center for Executive Succession
CFOs Mimicking the CEO, Center for Executive Succession
Executive Social Capital and CEO Appointments, Center for Executive Succession
Gender Pay Disparities in CEO Compensation, Center for Executive Succession
How Male Predecessors Affect the Success of Female CEOs, Center for Executive Succession
Human Capital Matters, Center for Executive Succession
Investor Reactions to CEO Retirement Announcements, Center for Executive Succession
Investor Reactions to Corporate Sustainability Efforts, Center for Executive Succession
Manager Political Beliefs and Gender Inequality, Center for Executive Succession
Outside CEOs and Declines in R&D Productivity, Center for Executive Succession
Peer CEO Characteristics and Organizational Imitation, Center for Executive Succession
Prosperous Economic Conditions Can Lead to Problematic CEO Behavior, Center for Executive Succession
Stronger Diversity Management with Board of Directors's HR Expertise, Center for Executive Succession
The Aquisitive Nature of Extraverted CEOs, Center for Executive Succession
The Benefits of CEO Succession Planning, Center for Executive Succession
Submissions from 2017
CEOs’ Childhood Experience and Its Effects on Risk-Taking, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Selection: A Capital Perspective, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Succession Review, Center for Executive Succession
Employee Responses to Pay Raises, Center for Executive Succession
Pay for Performance and Human Capital Deployment, Center for Executive Succession
Pay-For-Performance's Effect on Future Employee Performance, Center for Executive Succession
Submissions from 2016
Board Member Effort and Bankruptcy Emergence, Center for Executive Succession
Board Social Capital and CEO Pay, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Career History and Firm Strategy, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Influence on Corporate Reputation, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Outside Directorships and Strategic Imitation in R&D Investment, Center for Executive Succession
Firm Contexts and the CEO's Organizational Identification, Center for Executive Succession
Human Capital and "The Best Places to Work", Center for Executive Succession
Identifying Pre-Quitting Behaviors, Center for Executive Succession
International Pay-For-Performance Systems, Center for Executive Succession
Job Rotation and Employee Performance, Center for Executive Succession
Market Reaction to Poison Pill Adoption, Center for Executive Succession
Meta-Analysis of Executive Turnover Post-Acquisition, Center for Executive Succession
Modesty in the Top Management Team, Center for Executive Succession
Non-monetary Awards: Helpful or Harmful?, Center for Executive Succession
Performance Consequences of CEO Pay Compared to the Pay of Other Executives, Center for Executive Succession
Shareholder Perceptions of the Changing Impact of CEOs, Center for Executive Succession
Short-term Bonuses, Center for Executive Succession
Succession Challenges with Gender Differences, Center for Executive Succession
The Business Case for Women Leaders, Center for Executive Succession
The Pay and Longevity of Female and Ethnically Diverse CEOs, Center for Executive Succession
Submissions from 2015
Board Interlocks and Firm Performance, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Pay and Shareholder Interest Alignment, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Pay: Changing Sensitivities Across Tenure Levels, Center for Executive Succession
CEOs and Firm Strategic Actions and Firm Performance, Center for Executive Succession
CEO Stock Option and Product Recalls, Center for Executive Succession
Directorship Effects In the Executive Labor Market, Center for Executive Succession
Do Humble CEOs Matter? An Examination of CEO Humility and Firm Outcomes, Center for Executive Succession
Earnings Management by Interim CEOs to Influence CEO Selection Processes, Center for Executive Succession
Female Board Representation Reduces M&A Activity, Center for Executive Succession
Functional Roles and Executive Turnover, Center for Executive Succession
Initial Pay of New CEOs in Turnaround Situations, Center for Executive Succession
Investor Response to CEO Succession After Financial Wrongdoing, Center for Executive Succession
Ivy League Education, CEO Celebrity, and Firm Performance, Center for Executive Succession
Pay Comparisons and Top-Team Turnover, Center for Executive Succession
Pay Dispersion, Sorting, and Organizational Performance, Center for Executive Succession
Providing Incentives to Cheat: How Firm Complexities Influence Financial Reporting Fraud, Center for Executive Succession
Retention of Departing CEO as Board Chair: Effects on Strategic Change and Performance, Center for Executive Succession
The Costs of Corporate Criminal Prosecutions, Center for Executive Succession
The Increasing Ability of CEOs to Effect Firm Performance Over Time, Center for Executive Succession
The Relationship Between CEO Duality and Performance, Center for Executive Succession