applications if competition in the market is low. This may indicate that restrictive monitoring and lower advising competences of … outside directors mitigate executives' incentives to innovate. In industries with effective competition, the negative … influence of outsiders is offset by the pressure to focus on innovation strategies. …

Our paper examines the relationship between industry tournament incentives for CEOs and corporate innovation. We find … that the external pay gap is positively associated with subsequent innovation output and its economic value. Our results … innovation, and various controls for corporate governance, business strategy, and CEO attributes. We employ a quasi …

innovation and other aspects of firm performance. They suggest that private VC tends to have larger effects than government VC …

Previous studies on the effect of corporate governance on firm innovation shows mixed outcomes, while some reveal … innovation with special interest in indigenous oil firms in Nigeria, a Sub-Saharan country. The study adopted a cross sectional …, board commitment and board involvement have positive and statistically significant effects on firm innovation measures of …

I study the relationship between a Chief Executive Officer (CEO)'s uncommon name and corporate innovation. Consistent … between CEO name uncommonness and corporate innovation quantity but not quality. To mitigate endogeneity concerns, I use the … further show that the impact on innovation output is concentrated in the areas that are well-known to the company, of low …

better innovation outcomes, measured by patents and citations, greater innovation effectiveness, and more diverse and … to identify CEOs who are likely to drive innovation success …

performance in innovation-intensive industries. Firms with female directors tend to invest more in innovation and obtain more … mechanisms, the positive association between female board representation and corporate innovation is stronger when product market … competition is lower and when managers are more entrenched, consistent with increased monitoring by female directors improving …

According to the research-based view of the firm, innovation is a key capability that can foster a sustainable … innovation on export performance in the context of low levels of innovation, which developing markets are characterized by. Since … exports are considered the first market entry mode, it is critical to understand the effect of innovation on exports. In this …