How do acquirers retain successful target CEOs? The role of governance

Management Science

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2101-2114

  Wulf, Julie ^a   Singh, Harbir ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate finance; Finance; Motivation incentives; Organizational studies; Strategy

Indexed keywords

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CORPORATE FINANCE; HUMAN CAPITALS; JOINT ANALYSIS; MANAGERIAL DISCRETION; MOTIVATION-INCENTIVES; ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; STRATEGY;

COMPETITION; FINANCE; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 83455179167     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1110.1414     Document Type: Article

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