Fit, Style, and the Portability of Managerial Talent
发布时间:2012-03-09
Topic:
Fit, Style, and the Portability of Managerial Talent
Time:
星期四,2012-03-09 10:30-12:00
Venue:
Room 505, Datong Building West Huaihai Road 211, SAIF
Speaker:
Sudipto Dasgupta

Fit, Style, and the Portability of Managerial Talent

How portable are top management skills? Do firms care about firm-manager fit when they hire new managers? How is fit related to managerial 'style'? We develop and implement a novel test and find systematic evidence of manager - firm match on multiple dimensions. If firms fail to appoint managers who fit well, shareholder wealth effects are less positive, managerial pay is lower, and managerial tenure is shorter. Our results on the importance of fit suggest that managerial skills do not necessarily transfer well to all firm environments. Moreover, when fit is not good, managers influence several firm - specific variables,  consistent with managerial style.