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Are CEOs Born Leaders? Lessons from Traits of a Million Individuals

Keloharju, Matti; Knüpfer, Samuli - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014

Our study combines a near-exhaustive sample of CEOs of Swedish companies with data on their cognitive and non-cognitive ability and height at age 18. Although CEOs, and large-company CEOs in particular, have better traits than the population on average, they are neither exceptional in any of the...

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Services in Industry: An International Comparison

Pousette, Tomas - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1987

No abstract.

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Will Swedish Manufacturing Business Put the Swedish Economy Out of its Crisis?

Eliasson, Gunnar - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1994

No abstract.

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An International Cohort Comparison of Size Effects on Job Growth

Anyadike-Danes, Michael; Bjuggren, Carl Magnus; … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014

The contribution of different-sized businesses to job creation continues to attract policymakers’ attention, however, it has recently been recognized that conclusions about size were confounded with the effect of age. We probe the role of size, controlling for age, by comparing the cohorts of...

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The Swedish Model of Corporate Ownership and Control in Transition

Henrekson, Magnus; Jakobsson, Ulf - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2003

We analyze the development of the Swedish ownership model after World War II. The controlling ownership in Swedish firms is typically concentrated to one or two owners. Often, but not always, the controlling owners are Swedish families. Thus, the model resembles the typical corporate control...

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The Effects of Internationalization on CEO Compensation

Oxelheim, Lars; Randoy, Trond - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2004

This study examines the relation between the internationalization of firms and CEO compensation. Starting from a sample of Norwegian and Swedish listed firms we analyze the effects of internationalization as manifest in the capital market (international cross-listing), the market for corporate...

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The Impact of Foreign Board Membership on Firm Value

Oxelheim, Lars; Randøy, Trond - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2001

This study examines the effect of foreign (Anglo-American) board membership on corporate performance measured in terms of firm value (Tobin’s Q). On a basis of firms with headquarters in Norway or Sweden the study indicates a significantly higher value for firms that have outsider...

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Do Entrenched Managers Pay Their Workers More?

Svaleryd, helena - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2005

find that entrenched managers pay their workers more. For example, our estimates show that CEOs with more control rights … as evidence of agency problems between shareholders and managers affecting workers’ pay. The findings do not appear to be … with an agency model in which entrenched managers pay high wages because they come with private benefits, such as lower …

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International Mergers with Financially Constrained Owners

Berg, Aron; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2012

This paper proposes a cross-border M&A model with financially constrained owners in which the identity of the buyer and seller can be determined. We show that policies blocking foreign acquisitions to protect the domestic industry can be counterproductive. Foreign acquisition can increase the...

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On the Internationalization of Corporate Boards

Oxelheim, Lars; Gregori, Aleksandra; Randøy, Trond; … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2013

Despite the global reach of their commercial activities, many multinational firms have proved slow in internationalizing their boards of directors. Based on a panel study of the internationalization of the boards of 347 non-financial firms from the Nordic countries, we find a higher fraction of...

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