Inclusion and exclusion parameters for paper selection
| Criteria | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
| Time window | Studies published from 2000 to July 2025 | Published before 2000 or after the search date in July 2025 |
| Language | English-language publications | Non-English publications |
| Document type | Peer-reviewed scholarly articles, including: empirical research articles, review articles, conceptual articles | Working papers, reports, unpublished works, theses/dissertations, case studies, book chapters |
| Topical relevance | Studies explicitly linking CEO early-life experiences/background to corporate behavior/policy and/or firm outcomes | Studies not addressing CEO early-life experiences or not related to corporate policy/firm outcomes (e.g. irrelevant to financial policy/capital structure) |
| Quality/indexing filter (WoS) | Published in journals indexed in SSCI, SCI-Expanded, or ESCI | Published in non-target indexes (e.g. A&HCI, Book Citation Index) |
| Criteria | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
| Time window | Studies published from 2000 to July 2025 | Published before 2000 or after the search date in July 2025 |
| Language | English-language publications | Non-English publications |
| Document type | Peer-reviewed scholarly articles, including: empirical research articles, review articles, conceptual articles | Working papers, reports, unpublished works, theses/dissertations, case studies, book chapters |
| Topical relevance | Studies explicitly linking CEO early-life experiences/background to corporate behavior/policy and/or firm outcomes | Studies not addressing CEO early-life experiences or not related to corporate policy/firm outcomes (e.g. irrelevant to financial policy/capital structure) |
| Quality/indexing filter (WoS) | Published in journals indexed in SSCI, SCI-Expanded, or ESCI | Published in non-target indexes (e.g. A&HCI, Book Citation Index) |
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