The effects of managerial ownership on international and business diversification: Balancing incentives and risks

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 2064-2075

  Alessandri, Todd M ^a   Seth, Anju ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

Author keywords

agency theory; business diversification; efficient managerial contracts; international diversification; managerial ownership

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

AGENCY THEORY; ENDOGENEITY; INCENTIVE ALIGNMENT; INCENTIVE CONTRACTS; INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION; MANAGERIAL OWNERSHIP; RISK PROFILE; SERIAL CORRELATION;

MANAGERS;

EID: 84912047560     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2222     Document Type: Article

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