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Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Program, May 18, 2024
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CEO General Ability and the Takeover Market
Get PDFThe purpose of this study is to examine the mechanisms behind the higher performance of generalist CEOs in the takeover market compared to their specialist counterparts as measured by the market reactions to the deal announcement. We study three non-inclusive mechanisms that could enhance the performance in the takeover market for the generalist CEOs: target complexity, deal structure, and the CEO’s past merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity. We proxy target complexity by the size of the target firm, the number of segments, and the level of R&D. For the deal structure, we study the effect of tender offer, horizontal acquisition, and the consideration deal offered. We also study the effect of the CEO’s past experience as an acquirer or as a target. We find that the higher CARs for the generalist CEOs are more pronounced when the CEO acquires small, but complex firms, suggesting target selection as an underlying mechanism. We find no evidence that the effect stems from the structure of the deal or the CEO’s past M&A activity. This study adds to the existing literature by examining the mechanisms behind the acquisition gains for generalist CEOs. The evidence suggests that the increased pay for generalist CEOs is partially justified by their performance in the takeover market
Yeay Yai: An Ode to Grandmothers
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Reimagining Student–Faculty Relationships: Strengthening Social Justice Efforts Through Dialogue
Get PDFCommunity efforts in diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging benefit from dialogue between faculty and students for long-term efficacy. Drawing from a dialogue-based approach to organizational communication, this practice brief aims to promote student–faculty collaborative action to improve campus diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging efforts. To this end, this article presents (a) dialogic departmental committees comprised of students and faculty members in two academic disciplines, (b) the endeavors informed by research on community change, and (c) lessons learned from our initiatives for future efforts
Innovating Under Pressure? Regulatory Intensity and Corporate Innovation
Get PDFWe investigate the impact of regulatory intensity on innovation outcomes. We examine U.S. publicly listed firms, utilizing a novel firm-level measure of exposure to all federal regulations. The study reveals that highly regulated companies tend to exhibit lower patent value, a reduction in patent filings, and a decrease in patent citations. The results suggest additional costs imposed on firms burdened by heavy regulations. Furthermore, financial distress and political connections mitigate this negative effect. Overall, the paper uncovers a previously undiscovered connection between regulation at an aggregate level and innovation, emphasizing circumstances where regulations may impose costs that outweigh potential benefits
Environmental Racism and Climate (In)Justice in the Anthropocene: Addressing the Silences and Erasures in Management and Organization Studies
Get PDFIn this paper, we are situated in postcolonial, decolonial, and feminist epistemologies to study environmental racism in the Anthropocene—a new geological epoch where human activity has changed the functioning of the earth. Drawing from critiques of the Anthropocene, the concept of racial capitalism, as well as environmental justice and racism scholarship, we show how proposed solutions to the climate crisis overlook and may even exacerbate racial injustices faced by communities of color. We contend that a climate justice agenda that is grounded on racial justice is necessary for our scholarship to develop a racially just management and organization studies (MOS). To accomplish this agenda, we propose three shifts: from studying elite institutions to researching grassroots organizations concerned with climate and racial justice, from uncritical endorsement of global technologies to studying local adaptation by communities of color, and from offering decontextualized climate solutions to unraveling racial histories that can help us address racial and climate injustices. We discuss the implications of these shifts for management research and education and argue that MOS cannot afford to ignore climate justice and racial justice—they are both inextricably linked, and one cannot be achieved without the other
Influencing Beauty: The Impact of TikTok Influencers on Gen Z the Cosmetic Industry
Get PDFThis study analyzes the impact that influencers on TikTok have on the cosmetic industry through Generation Z. The study aims to find, through research on economic trends and purchasing behaviors of Generation Z, strategies companies can use towards marketing and production in the cosmetic industry to better understand their consumers. Data will be collected through surveys and analysis of economic trends for the popular cosmetic brand, Tarte Cosmetics. The findings and results of the data collected will offer recommendations for companies in the cosmetic industry to adjust their strategies to work along with Gen Z’s engagement on social media, focusing on the traits consumers look for in the influencers they follow and the products that they buy