Descriptive statistics
| N | Mean | STD | p5 | p50 | p95 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO characteristics | ||||||
| Total frontier experience (TFE) | 10,336 | 0.85 | 1.14 | 0 | 0.50 | 3.30 |
| CEO age | 10,336 | 58 | 8 | 45 | 57 | 71 |
| CEO tenure | 10,336 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| CEO education | 10,336 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ivy league degree | 10,336 | 0.215 | 0.411 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CEO overconfidence | 10,336 | 0.243 | 0.429 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CEO compensation (TDC1) | 10,273 | 7,161 | 12,569 | 526 | 4,017 | 22,238 |
| Delta | 9,690 | 1,978 | 16,232 | 16 | 335 | 4,909 |
| Vega | 9,663 | 218 | 433 | 0 | 76 | 886 |
| Founder CEO | 4,816 | 0.142 | 0.349 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| General ability index (GAI) | 6,272 | 0.254 | 1.066 | −1.268 | 0.111 | 2.203 |
| Hofstede individualism | 7,921 | 76.8 | 13.7 | 54 | 80 | 89 |
| Hofstede uncertainty avoidance | 6,901 | 50.4 | 19.5 | 35 | 35 | 86 |
| CEO network | 6,071 | 1,915 | 1,736 | 121 | 1,406 | 5,684 |
| Inventor CEO | 10,336 | 0.057 | 0.232 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patent variables | ||||||
| Number of patents, t+1 | 10,336 | 64.4 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 309 |
| Number of patents, t+2 | 10,336 | 65.4 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 311 |
| Number of patents, t+3 | 10,336 | 65.3 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 310 |
| Number of adjusted citations, t+1 | 10,336 | 68.8 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| Number of adjusted citations, t+2 | 10,336 | 69.3 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 321 |
| Number of adjusted citations, t+3 | 10,336 | 68.5 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 321 |
| Real market value of patents, t+2 | 10,336 | 1,124 | 3,607 | 0 | 0 | 6,845 |
| Nominal market value of patents, t+2 | 10,336 | 2,352 | 7,518 | 0 | 0 | 14,379 |
| Top 10% patents, t+2 | 10,336 | 8.7 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Top 5% patents, t+2 | 10,336 | 4.1 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Top 1% patents, t+2 | 10,336 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Management team quality | ||||||
| Team size | 5,941 | 9.149 | 3.021 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Team MBA | 5,941 | 0.344 | 0.192 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.667 |
| Team PhD | 5,941 | 0.035 | 0.066 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 |
| Team network size | 5,939 | 2,165 | 1,339 | 488 | 1,891 | 4,597 |
| Team experience | 5,941 | 0.557 | 0.275 | 0 | 0.600 | 1 |
| Team tenure | 5,941 | 5.019 | 2.553 | 1 | 4.833 | 9.455 |
| Firm characteristics | ||||||
| Total assets | 10,336 | 29,234 | 134,246 | 221 | 4,301 | 99,714 |
| R&D expenditures | 10,336 | 0.033 | 0.069 | 0 | 0 | 0.178 |
| Capital expenditures | 10,336 | 0.052 | 0.046 | 0.002 | 0.041 | 0.142 |
| Firm age | 10,336 | 24.9 | 10.9 | 7 | 26 | 42 |
| Employees | 10,336 | 35.87 | 80.58 | 0.666 | 11.52 | 146 |
| Tobin’s Q | 10,258 | 1.640 | 2.421 | 0.381 | 1.150 | 4.228 |
| Profitability | 10,189 | 0.137 | 0.089 | 0.016 | 0.133 | 0.288 |
| Overall firm rating | 2,224 | 3.356 | 0.623 | 2.200 | 3.400 | 4.243 |
| CEO approval rating | 2,188 | 0.354 | 0.410 | −0.400 | 0.399 | 1 |
| Work-life-balance rating | 2,224 | 3.300 | 0.656 | 2.220 | 3.313 | 4.333 |
| Compensation and benefits rating | 2,224 | 3.217 | 0.581 | 2.360 | 3.200 | 4.125 |
| Career opportunity rating | 2,224 | 2.980 | 0.593 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Number of evaluations | 2,224 | 113 | 264 | 1 | 24 | 495 |
| Total tech job positions | 481 | 0.902 | 4.402 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Employment quality monitoring score | 3,371 | 0.451 | 0.183 | 0.328 | 0.423 | 0.995 |
| Stock return volatility, t+1 | 9,980 | 0.021 | 0.014 | 0.008 | 0.018 | 0.046 |
| Idiosyncratic volatility, t+1 | 9,980 | 0.020 | 0.013 | 0.008 | 0.017 | 0.042 |
| Number of effective acquisitions, t+1 | 10,336 | 0.683 | 1.707 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of announced acquisitions, t+1 | 10,336 | 0.948 | 2.064 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Inventor variables | ||||||
| Net inflow of top 10% inventors, t+2 | 10,336 | 0.174 | 0.459 | 0 | 0 | 1.253 |
| Net inflow of top 5% inventors, t+2 | 10,336 | 0.140 | 0.425 | 0 | 0 | 1.099 |
| Net inflow of top 10% inventors, t+1 | 10,336 | 0.173 | 0.453 | 0 | 0 | 1.235 |
| Net inflow of top 5% inventors, t+1 | 10,336 | 0.139 | 0.421 | 0 | 0 | 1.099 |
| Total frontier experience (TFE) | 10,336 | 0.85 | 1.14 | 0 | 0.50 | 3.30 |
| CEO age | 10,336 | 58 | 8 | 45 | 57 | 71 |
| CEO tenure | 10,336 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| CEO education | 10,336 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ivy league degree | 10,336 | 0.215 | 0.411 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CEO overconfidence | 10,336 | 0.243 | 0.429 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CEO compensation (TDC1) | 10,273 | 7,161 | 12,569 | 526 | 4,017 | 22,238 |
| Delta | 9,690 | 1,978 | 16,232 | 16 | 335 | 4,909 |
| Vega | 9,663 | 218 | 433 | 0 | 76 | 886 |
| Founder CEO | 4,816 | 0.142 | 0.349 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| General ability index (GAI) | 6,272 | 0.254 | 1.066 | −1.268 | 0.111 | 2.203 |
| Hofstede individualism | 7,921 | 76.8 | 13.7 | 54 | 80 | 89 |
| Hofstede uncertainty avoidance | 6,901 | 50.4 | 19.5 | 35 | 35 | 86 |
| CEO network | 6,071 | 1,915 | 1,736 | 121 | 1,406 | 5,684 |
| Inventor CEO | 10,336 | 0.057 | 0.232 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of patents, | 10,336 | 64.4 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 309 |
| Number of patents, | 10,336 | 65.4 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 311 |
| Number of patents, | 10,336 | 65.3 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 310 |
| Number of adjusted citations, | 10,336 | 68.8 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| Number of adjusted citations, | 10,336 | 69.3 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 321 |
| Number of adjusted citations, | 10,336 | 68.5 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 321 |
| Real market value of patents, | 10,336 | 1,124 | 3,607 | 0 | 0 | 6,845 |
| Nominal market value of patents, | 10,336 | 2,352 | 7,518 | 0 | 0 | 14,379 |
| Top 10% patents, | 10,336 | 8.7 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Top 5% patents, | 10,336 | 4.1 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Top 1% patents, | 10,336 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team size | 5,941 | 9.149 | 3.021 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Team MBA | 5,941 | 0.344 | 0.192 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.667 |
| Team PhD | 5,941 | 0.035 | 0.066 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 |
| Team network size | 5,939 | 2,165 | 1,339 | 488 | 1,891 | 4,597 |
| Team experience | 5,941 | 0.557 | 0.275 | 0 | 0.600 | 1 |
| Team tenure | 5,941 | 5.019 | 2.553 | 1 | 4.833 | 9.455 |
| Total assets | 10,336 | 29,234 | 134,246 | 221 | 4,301 | 99,714 |
| R&D expenditures | 10,336 | 0.033 | 0.069 | 0 | 0 | 0.178 |
| Capital expenditures | 10,336 | 0.052 | 0.046 | 0.002 | 0.041 | 0.142 |
| Firm age | 10,336 | 24.9 | 10.9 | 7 | 26 | 42 |
| Employees | 10,336 | 35.87 | 80.58 | 0.666 | 11.52 | 146 |
| Tobin’s Q | 10,258 | 1.640 | 2.421 | 0.381 | 1.150 | 4.228 |
| Profitability | 10,189 | 0.137 | 0.089 | 0.016 | 0.133 | 0.288 |
| Overall firm rating | 2,224 | 3.356 | 0.623 | 2.200 | 3.400 | 4.243 |
| CEO approval rating | 2,188 | 0.354 | 0.410 | −0.400 | 0.399 | 1 |
| Work-life-balance rating | 2,224 | 3.300 | 0.656 | 2.220 | 3.313 | 4.333 |
| Compensation and benefits rating | 2,224 | 3.217 | 0.581 | 2.360 | 3.200 | 4.125 |
| Career opportunity rating | 2,224 | 2.980 | 0.593 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Number of evaluations | 2,224 | 113 | 264 | 1 | 24 | 495 |
| Total tech job positions | 481 | 0.902 | 4.402 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Employment quality monitoring score | 3,371 | 0.451 | 0.183 | 0.328 | 0.423 | 0.995 |
| Stock return volatility, | 9,980 | 0.021 | 0.014 | 0.008 | 0.018 | 0.046 |
| Idiosyncratic volatility, | 9,980 | 0.020 | 0.013 | 0.008 | 0.017 | 0.042 |
| Number of effective acquisitions, | 10,336 | 0.683 | 1.707 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of announced acquisitions, | 10,336 | 0.948 | 2.064 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Net inflow of top 10% inventors, | 10,336 | 0.174 | 0.459 | 0 | 0 | 1.253 |
| Net inflow of top 5% inventors, | 10,336 | 0.140 | 0.425 | 0 | 0 | 1.099 |
| Net inflow of top 10% inventors, | 10,336 | 0.173 | 0.453 | 0 | 0 | 1.235 |
| Net inflow of top 5% inventors, | 10,336 | 0.139 | 0.421 | 0 | 0 | 1.099 |
Note(s): This table reports summary statistics for CEO characteristics, patent variables, management team quality, firm characteristics and inventor variables used in the sample
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