We analyze the payout channel choice of listed UK firms and examine whether the choice between dividends, share repurchases, a combination of payout channels, or complete earnings retention is affected by investor sentiment, taxation, major shareholder ownership, and in particular the CEO's...

We investigate CEO power on corporate performance in Sri Lanka, characterized by ethno-linguistic and religious boundaries and complex power hierarchies, and by ethnic conflicts and a subsequent reconciliation process. We focus on a CEO’s social-dominance power, based on ethnicity, gender, and...

This paper offers a new explanation of the gender pay gap in leadership positions by examining the relationship between managerial bonuses and company performance. Drawing on findings of gender studies, agency theory, and the leadership literature, we argue that the gender pay gap is a...