| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1019559 | Journal of Business Venturing | 2008 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
This study compares founder-CEOs and professional CEOs in newly public firms in terms of executive compensation, governance structure, and firm performance. The paper applies a series of decomposition methods to separate founders' extrinsic characteristics from their intrinsic endowments. The paper finds that founder CEOs tend to earn smaller incentive compensation and smaller total compensation than professional CEOs. Founder-managed firms are associated with higher financial performance and are more likely to survive than professional managed firms. Firms with founder-CEOs are associated with even higher financial performance when the position of CEO and chairperson of the board is combined.
Related Topics
Social Sciences and Humanities
Business, Management and Accounting
Business and International Management
Authors
Lerong He,