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Gowa, Ian D.; Larcker, David F.; Watts, Edward M. - 2020 - Draft: November 16, 2020

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Gow, Ian D.; Larcker, David F.; Watts, Edward M. - 2020 - Draft: November 16, 2020

The lack of diversity across gender and race of corporate boards has been one of the most significant issues in …, we analyze voting patterns in director elections to investigate whether and how shareholders value board diversity. Using … support for diversity on boards, particularly gender diversity. Our findings also indicate greater additional support for …

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Board diversity and shareholder voting

Gow, Ian D.; Larcker, David F.; Watts, Edward M. - In: The journal of corporate finance : contracting, … 83 (2023), pp. 1-25

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Building a better board book

Baum, Alex; Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian; Welch, Jacob - 2017

Board members rely on information provided by management to inform their decisions. Unfortunately, some research calls into question the adequacy of the information the board members receive and, by extension, the quality of decisions they are able to make. Based on observations by ValueAct...

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Seven Gaping Holes in Our Knowledge of Corporate Governance

Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian - 2023

decision making? Would outcomes improve (or be worse) if more investment were made toward ESG? …

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Netflix approach to governance : genuine transparency with the board

Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian - 2018

information sharing with the goal of significantly increasing transparency among the CEO, executive team, and board of directors … other boards benefit from more active interaction with management and an open view of its decision-making processes? • How …

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Corporate governance, chief executive officer compensation, and firm performance

Core, John E.; Holthausen, Robert W.; Larcker, David F. - In: Journal of financial economics 51 (1999) 3, pp. 371-406

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Mega Grants : Why Would a Board Approve Nine-Figure CEO Pay?

Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian - 2023

Recent years have seen a reemergence of the practice of awarding “mega grants” to CEOs. Mega grants are large, one-time equity awards granted in lieu of or in addition to annual awards with the intended purpose of providing significant incentive to the CEO to achieve long-term targets. The...

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Governance aches and pains : is bad governance chronic?

Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian - 2016

Institutional investors pay considerable attention to the quality of a company's governance. Unfortunately, it is difficult for outside observers to reliably gauge governance quality. Oftentimes, poor governance manifests itself only after decisions have been made and their outcomes known. We...

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Succession "losers" : what happens to executives passed over for the CEO job?

Larcker, David F.; Miles, Stephen A.; Tayan, Brian - 2016

Shareholders pay considerable attention to the choice of executive selected as the new CEO whenever a change in leadership takes place. However, without an inside look at the leading candidates to assume the CEO role, it is difficult for shareholders to tell whether the board has made the...

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