This study examines a sample of manufacturing firms in order to assess the relationship between overproduction levels with different managerial ability. Using ability measure developed by Demerjian et al. (2012), this paper shows that high have smaller size overproduction. Furthermore, when occurs ability, it is less likely reverse following year and more be associated future sales increases. O...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the issues involved in managerial control and managerial identity in relation to the idea of a post-bureaucratic organization. In addition it introduces the papers in this special issue. Design/methodology/approach The paper identifies the increasing complexity of issues of managerial control and managerial identity that arise from ...

We examine the operating performance of Thai firms after they go public. Overall, we find that their performance declines. We then explore the relationship between managerial ownership and the change in firm performance. We find that firms with ‘low’ and ‘high’ levels of managerial ownership experience positive relationships between managerial ownership and the change in performance (alignment-...

This paper provides direct evidence that managerial style is a key determinant of the firm’s cost of capital, in the context of private debt contracting. Applying the novel empirical method by Abowd, Karmarz, and Margolis (1999) to a large sample that tracks job movement of top managers, we find that managerial style is a critical factor that explains a large part of the variation in loan contr...

From the 1990s a new development has taken place within framework of ‘Shakespeare in popular culture’, and more specifically so-called ‘Self-help Shakespeare’, namely what Douglas Lanier termed ‘the Shakespeare corporate-management manual’. What underlies them all is notion that, if famous for portraying universal human nature, he good deal to teach world business management. To this effect, th...

Construction industry involved very complicated process and extensive linkages to more than hundred of upstream and downstream industries. Therefore, an effective leadership at managerial level of construction organization is needed to well manage and control their subordinates in order to make sure the efficiency and productivity of the construction work. However, both managerial level of the ...

Workplace deviance is indeed an issue for any organization. Many researchers have endeavored to explore different predictors to control this problem. However, managerial coaching can be seen as a leading managerial practice to address this issue within the organizations. Using the LMX theory, a model was developed to explore the direct relationship between managerial coaching and workplace devi...