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The Old Boy Network: The Impact of Professional Networks on Remuneration in Top Executive Jobs
(2016-01-18)
We investigate the impact of social networks on earnings using a dataset of over 20,000 senior executives of European and US firms. The size of an individual's network of influential former colleagues has a large positive ...
Signaling Cooperation
(2015-11-08)
We examine what an applicant’s vita signals to potential employers about her willingness to cooperate in teams. Intensive social engagement may credibly reveal that an applicant cares about the well-being of others and ...
Entrepreneurial Spawning: Experience, Education, and Exit
(2016-02-29)
We investigate the career dynamics of high-tech entrepreneurs by analyzing the exit choice of entrepreneurs: to act as a business angel, to found another firm, or to become dependently employed. Our detailed data from ...
Coinvestment and risk taking in private equity funds
(2016-01-01)
Private equity fund managers are typically required to invest their own money alongside the fund. We examine how this coinvestment affects the acquisition strategy of leveraged buyout funds. In a simple model, where the ...
Rent-Seeking in Elite Networks
(2017-01-31)
We employ a unique dataset on members of an elite service club in Germany to investigate how social connections in elite networks affect the allocation of resources. Specifically, we investigate credit allocation decisions ...
Governance in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Venture Capitalists vs. Technology Parks
(2017-03-09)
We argue two alternative routes that lead entrepreneurial start-ups to acquisition outcomes instead of liquidation. On one hand, acquisitions can come about through the control route with external financers such as venture ...
Shareholder Wealth vs. Stakeholder interests? Evidence from Code Compliance under the German Corporate Governance Code
(2016-11-24)
In order to better differentiate the drivers of corporations’ actions, in particular shareholder wealth and stakeholder interests, the paper explores the significance of the comply or explain-principle and its underlying ...
Abandon Ship: Deferred Compensation and Risk-Taking Incentives in Bad Times
(2017-05-23)
We study how US chief executive officers (CEOs) invest their deferred compensation plans depending on the firm's profitability. By looking at the correlation between the CEO's return on these plans and the firm's stock ...
The Financing Dynamics of Newly Founded Firms
(2016-11-01)
Little evidence exists on the financing decisions of newly founded firms or on the financing dynamics of these firms over their life cycle. We aim to help filling this gap by investigating the financing dynamics of 2,456 ...
Women form social networks more selectively and less opportunistically than men
(2017-03-01)
We test two hypotheses, based on sexual selection theory, about gender differences in costly social interactions. Differential selectivity states that women invest less than men in interactions with new individuals. ...