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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 corporate board governance in recent years. Given the critical role that shareholders have in approving director appointments, we analyze voting patterns in director elections to...

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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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Diversity in the C-Suite : The Dismal State of Diversity Among Fortune 100 Senior Executives

Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian - 2020

There has been a broad push in recent years to increase diversity at the board and CEO levels of public corporations. Despite this effort, diversity on boards and in senior leadership positions has not reached the levels to which advocates aspire. We provide new insight into this topic by...

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Pioneering Women on Boards : Pathways of the First Female Directors

Larcker, David F. - 2018

There is considerable interest in increasing the representation of women on the boards of publicly traded corporations. Currently, only 17 percent of independent directors in the United States are women. In this Closer Look, we examine the pathways that women took to become the first female...

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Is a Powerful CEO Good or Bad for Shareholders?

Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian - 2013

shaping outcomes around them. CEO power can be exercised across a wide spectrum of decisions, including those regarding … extent to which having a powerful CEO is beneficial to an organization. CEO power can be positive or negative, depending how … appropriate oversight? How much power is too much power? Topics, Issues and Controversies in Corporate Governance and Leadership …

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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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Are Current CEOs the Best Board Members?

Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian - 2013

By many measures, current CEOs should be the best candidates to serve on boards of directors. They have extensive strategic, operational, and risk management expertise, as well as experiences and leadership attributes that are important for a firm’s long-term success. However, there is...

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Seven Gaping Holes in Our Knowledge of Corporate Governance

Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian - 2023

In Closer Look, we highlight significant “holes” in our knowledge of corporate governance. These are central issues where insufficient or inadequate study has left us unable to answer basic questions, and where key assumptions relied upon by experts have not been verified or validated. While...

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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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