Athletes in boardrooms: Evidence from the world
Type de document :
Compte-rendu et recension critique d'ouvrage
Titre :
Athletes in boardrooms: Evidence from the world
Auteur(s) :
Dong, Yizhe [Auteur]
Duan, Tinghua [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Hou, Wenxuan [Auteur]
Liu, Yue (lucy) [Auteur]
Duan, Tinghua [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Hou, Wenxuan [Auteur]
Liu, Yue (lucy) [Auteur]
Titre de la revue :
Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
Pagination :
165-183
Éditeur :
Elsevier
Date de publication :
2019-03
ISSN :
1042-4431
Mot(s)-clé(s) en anglais :
Athlete
Corporate board
Director
Firm performance
Sports
Corporate board
Director
Firm performance
Sports
Discipline(s) HAL :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management
Résumé en anglais : [en]
This study examines the relation between the athletic experience of board directors and corporate outcomes. We predict that athletes’ attributes, such as physical fitness, mental resilience, leadership, and team-working ...
Lire la suite >This study examines the relation between the athletic experience of board directors and corporate outcomes. We predict that athletes’ attributes, such as physical fitness, mental resilience, leadership, and team-working skills, enhance their monitoring role. Using a large sample from 71 countries, we find that athletic experience is associated with better firm performance. The benefits are more pronounced when the experience is of team sports and confrontational sports, and for firms experiencing financial crisis. The results remain consistent when we instrument the athletic experience of directors with the number of Olympic medals won and Olympic sports participated in by the country in question at the previous Olympic Games.Lire moins >
Lire la suite >This study examines the relation between the athletic experience of board directors and corporate outcomes. We predict that athletes’ attributes, such as physical fitness, mental resilience, leadership, and team-working skills, enhance their monitoring role. Using a large sample from 71 countries, we find that athletic experience is associated with better firm performance. The benefits are more pronounced when the experience is of team sports and confrontational sports, and for firms experiencing financial crisis. The results remain consistent when we instrument the athletic experience of directors with the number of Olympic medals won and Olympic sports participated in by the country in question at the previous Olympic Games.Lire moins >
Langue :
Anglais
Vulgarisation :
Non
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