The effects of board human and social capital on investor reactions to new CEO selection

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 731-747

  Tian, Jie ^a   Haleblian, Jerayr ^b   Rajagopalan, Nandini ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

board of directors; CEO selection; human capital; social capital; stock market reaction

Indexed keywords

BOARD OF DIRECTORS; CEO SELECTION; HUMAN CAPITAL; SOCIAL CAPITALS; STOCK MARKET REACTION;

INVESTMENTS;

COMMERCE;

EID: 79955732511     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.909     Document Type: Article

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