Our paper examines two critical members in the top management “subteam” – CEO and CFO – in firms' merger and acquisition (M&A) decision. We propose a concept of CEO-CFO relative optimism, measured by CEO's optimism relative to CFO's pessimism, to capture the subteam's collective...

In seeking to understand whether the transition by Asian countries to market economies mirrors the path taken by the West, we ask how embedded network ties between equity analysts and the CEOs of the firms they follow in India influence the accuracy of analysts' earnings forecasts. We contrast...

Is it good or bad for senior executives to have strong interpersonal ties to the CEO? We argue that a strong relationship with the CEO raises the likelihood that a top manager stays in office or makes an upward career move when the CEO leaves office voluntarily. At the same time, such...

Is it good or bad for senior executives to have strong interpersonal ties to the CEO? We argue that a strong relationship with the CEO raises the likelihood that a top manager stays in office or makes an upward career move when the CEO leaves office voluntarily. At the same time, such...