... Chief executives Layoffs Employee downsizing, defined as a firm’s planned strategic actions to reduce the workforce, has been an integral part of firm operations (e.g. Datta et al., 2010 ; Guthrie and Datta, 2008). Not surprisingly, it has also garnered significant attention from...

...João J.M. Ferreira, Jose Enrique Vila, and Anastasia Mariussen; Wen-Ting Lin; Kuei-Yang Cheng Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the compensation level and the gap between the chief executive officer (CEO) and the top management team (TMT) with respect to the rhythm...

...Marc Rodenbach; Malte Brettel Purpose The aim of this paper is to corroborate with empirical validations the theoretical considerations about the influence of chief executive officers (CEOs) and their experience as micro‐level origin of dynamic capabilities in organisations. Design/methodology...

... by the CEO. Corporate governance Boards Chief executives Directors The past decade has witnessed a renewed interest in the leadership of companies. The main focus of this interest has been on the board of directors, especially in relation to its monitoring role on behalf of shareholders...

... Strategic planning Chief executives Greece © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Vassilis M. Papadakis can be contacted at: vpap@aueb.gr corporate strategies (Brouthers et al., 2000 ; Miller and Toulouse, 1986 ;; Finkelstein and Hambrick, 1990 ; Michel and Hambrick, 1992...

... body of men who have been engaged in it (transcribed by Merk, 1931, p. 285). Management history Chief executives Numerous authors have written biographies extolling the managerial skills of George Simpson, the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) from 1821 to his death in 1860 [1...

... of compensation. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Ethics Chief executives Financial performance Compensation Business performance The actions of the CEO and the Board of Directors provide a role model and, thus, help foster and entrench the ethical belief system for all the employees. In addition...

..., regulatory agencies, and governments were faced with powerful executives and corporate boards that too often neglected their fiduciary duties. Corporate governance Corporate finances Business ethics Chief executives United States of America © MCB UP Limited 2003 Conflicts occurred...

...John Halikias; Leda Panayotopoulou This paper presents the results of an empirical research concerning the influence of the Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) personality on the export behaviour and performance of 81 manufacturing firms in a small European country. Regression analysis was applied...