... of incrementalism versus a comprehensive rational process. Design/methodology/approach This is an initial study to explore the relationships between optimism and strategic process. The authors opted for a large cross‐sectional sample of chief executive officers (CEOs) in the for‐profit sector of the US...

...Shin‐Ping Lee; Hui‐Ju Chen Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships among chief executive officer (CEO) compensation, ownership and firm value. In addition, the determining factors of CEO compensation are examined. Design/methodology/approach This model is applied...

... to system performance and quality, functionality, and usability. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Project management Chief executives Project planning Organizational projects have many interested parties or stakeholders. Yet, someone must, in all projects, take the primary role...

...James L. Bierstaker; Inshik Seol; R. Steven Flynn Purpose Experts contend that knowledge of the personal labor market penalties (loss of employment and future wealth) incurred by past chief executive officers (CEOs) forced to restate their firms' earnings may induce current CEOs to refrain from...

... formation Banking Chief executives Much of the focus of entrepreneurial research is on the success of the organization after it has made the transition from a start‐up to an operational business. A literature review by Bamford et al. (2004) showed that most research on entrepreneurial...

... corporate issue. One of the topics that exhibited an escalation of research is the board's involvement in strategic decision making. The governance of board processes and demography significantly affect strategic change (Golden and Zajac, 2001). While the prior experience of new chief executive officers...

...James J. Cordeiro; Pracheta Mukherjee; D. Donald Kent Purpose The purpose of this research is to present an alternative to the vast majority of studies on chief executive officer (CEO) compensation practices in the USA which have relied on multiple regression analysis and its variants. Design...

... expenses. The positive impact a great CEO can have is enormous and companies can not afford to lose it. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Remuneration Senior management Chief executives Working practices Biographical Note c9BBFMDSo2tuooeaan8lptxtnlth3eeaaa64rrcaUgt8t-tuome6e4ntnmd88hie,v4...

... the relationship using data from 23 healthcare organisations. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Chief executives Health services Compensation CEO Compensation and Healthcare Organisation Performance by Kevin J. Sigler Introduction Agency problems occur within an organisation when executives self interests...

... companies for higher salaries in some cases. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Remuneration Chief executives Labour mobility Biographical Note James Johnston can be contacted at Paisley Business School, Paisley University, Paisley, Scotland, PA1 2BE. Understanding Executive Remuneration...

... the middle management, empowering top management with complementing industry product and participants and with complementing capital products and providers. Uses numerous case studies to demonstrate theory and provide a number of questions and answers. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Chief executives Job...