Arbeitspapier

Firms’ rationales for CEO duality: Evidence from a mandatory disclosure regulation

Exploiting the 2009 amendments to Regulation S-K, we provide unique evidence on the first-time disclosure of the reasons firms state for combining (separating) the roles of CEO and chairman. The stated reasons support both agency theory and organization theory. They are more numerous and comprise more words, including more positive words, for firms with duality. Examining the announcement returns to firms' disclosures, we find that investors evaluate the most frequently cited reasons for CEO duality by considering the firm's characteristics.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CFR Working Paper ; No. 18-06

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Voting; Proxy Contests; Corporate Governance
Corporate Finance and Governance: Government Policy and Regulation
Thema
CEO Duality
Board of Directors
Corporate Governance
Regulation S-K
Textual Analysis

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Goergen, Marc
Limbach, Peter
Scholz-Daneshgari, Meik
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
(wo)
Cologne
(wann)
2019

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:46 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Goergen, Marc
  • Limbach, Peter
  • Scholz-Daneshgari, Meik
  • University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR)

Entstanden

  • 2019

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