Combining studies on real options theory and economic short-termism, we propose that, depending on CEOs' career horizons, CEOs will have heterogeneous interests in and incentives to make real options investments. We argue that compared to CEOs with longer career horizons, CEOs with shorter...

We investigate the relationship between CEO risk incentives and the innovation premium (IP) proposed by Forbes. We suggest that compared to traditional proxies of innovation, the IP is a comprehensive measure of a firm’s overall innovation and, therefore can measure innovation in broader...