All Outputs (4)

The burden of celebrity: The impact of CEO certification contests on CEO pay and performance (2006)
Journal Article
Wade, J., Porac, J., Pollock, T., & Graffin, S. (2006). The burden of celebrity: The impact of CEO certification contests on CEO pay and performance. Academy of Management Journal, 49(4), 643-660. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2006.22083021

We used the results from Financial World's widely publicized certification contest, CEO of the Year, to investigate the impact of such contests on firm performance and executive compensation. A certification contest ranks actors on performance criter... Read More about The burden of celebrity: The impact of CEO certification contests on CEO pay and performance.

Constructing deal networks: brokers as network 'architects' in the U.S. IPO market and other examples (2004)
Journal Article
Pollock, T., Porac, J., & Wade, J. (2004). Constructing deal networks: brokers as network 'architects' in the U.S. IPO market and other examples. Academy of Management Review, 29(1), 50-72. https://doi.org/10.2307/20159008

We introduce the concept of the network architect to extend theory explaining how brokers create and manage structural holes in mediated markets. We argue that a broker's social resources and dependence on the market, along with exogenous deal condit... Read More about Constructing deal networks: brokers as network 'architects' in the U.S. IPO market and other examples.

Micro-level opportunity structures as determinants of non-CEO executive pay (2002)
Journal Article
Wade, J., & Carpenter, M. (2002). Micro-level opportunity structures as determinants of non-CEO executive pay. Academy of Management Journal, 45(6), 1085-1103. https://doi.org/10.2307/3069426

We develop a theory wherein the pay of non-CEO executives can be explained by micro-level opportunity structures--the intersection of functional position, CEO background, human capital, and firm strategic resource allocation decisions. Our theory sug... Read More about Micro-level opportunity structures as determinants of non-CEO executive pay.

The role of power and politics in the repricing of executive options (2002)
Journal Article
Wade, J., Pollock, T., Fischer, H., & Harald, M. (2002). The role of power and politics in the repricing of executive options. Academy of Management Journal, 45(6), 1172-1182. https://doi.org/10.2307/3069432

We explore how CEO power affects the repricing of executive options. The spread between an option's exercise, or strike, price, and the market value of a stock impacts the likelihood of repricing. This effect is enhanced when the CEO of the firm in q... Read More about The role of power and politics in the repricing of executive options.