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Diversity in the Executive Suite: A Longitudinal Examination of the Antecedents and Consequences of Top Management Team Heterogeneity 

DeBode, Jason (2014-08-01)
This dissertation takes an evolutionary approach toward Top Management Team (TMT) heterogeneity by examining its antecedents (i.e., CEO characteristics) and outcomes (i.e., firm performance, TMT turnover) as well as several ...

The Effects of Key Moderators on the Relationship Between Firm-wide IT Capability and Firm Performance: An Empirical Investigation of An Integrative Model of IT Business Value 

Morris, Robert (2006-12-15)
In the competitive and dynamic marketplace of the contemporary organization, IT has become an integral part of the organization’s success or failure. The IT function has been shown to be a valuable resource in creating IT ...

Examining Acquisition Failure: Understanding Antecedents and Consequences of Acquisition Deal Failures 

Bhussar, Manjot (2018-06-28)
This dissertation takes a learning approach towards Mergers and Acquisitions in the context of deal failure and the role of CEO characteristics in the pre-completion phase of mergers and acquisitions. Six primary research ...

Iron fists or velvet gloves: examining antecendents and consequences of board control orientation and collaboration orientation 

Schwarte, Ying (2021-07-02)  ETD File Embargoed
Following corporate scandals of 1990s and early 2000s, corporations in both United States and Europe began to untangle the board leadership structure and separate the Board Chair and the CEO positions. The working relationship ...

A Multi-Study Examination of the Role of Values in the Venture Legitimation Process in the Sharing Economy: A Values Work Perspective 

McSweeney, Jordan (2018-08-28)
This dissertation utilizes a value driven theoretical framework, coupled with a multi-study design to examine how values influence venture legitimation processes under conditions of institutional instability (i.e., study ...

New Venture Success: The Role of Principal's Social Capital and Social Effectiveness 

Tocher, Neil (2007-08-15)
Previous empirical research indicates that founder social capital and founder social effectiveness may both be beneficial during the venture creation process. However, few, if any, studies have examined the combined influence ...

Power in the upper echelons: Females, racial minorities and the distribution of power 

Newman, Christine (2019-04-03)
The distribution of structural power in the upper echelons is unequal, but more so for females and racial minorities in the C-suite (Kulich, Trojanowski, Ryan, Haslam & Renneboog, 2011). Discrimination towards females and ...