The accentuated CEO career horizon problem: Evidence from international acquisitions

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 683-700

  Matta, Elie ^a   Beamish, Paul W ^b  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Career horizon; CEO; International acquisitions; Ownership; Stock options

Indexed keywords

CERIUM ALLOYS; FOOD PRESERVATION;

AGENCY THEORY; CONCEPTUAL MODELLING; INTERNATIONAL (CO); PROSPECT THEORY (PT); RISK TAKING;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 45849087323     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.680     Document Type: Article

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