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- Influence
Which Types of Analyst Firms Are More Optimistic
- Amanda P. Cowen, Boris Groysberg, Paul Healy
- Business
- 1 April 2006
Abstract Research optimism among securities analysts has been attributed to incentives provided by underwriting activities. We examine how analysts’ forecast and recommendation optimism varies with… Expand
Which Types of Analyst Firms Make More Optimistic Forecasts?
- Amanda P. Cowen, Boris Groysberg, Paul Healy
- Business
- 8 July 2003
Research optimism among securities analysts has been attributed to incentives provided by underwriting activities. We examine how analysts' forecast optimism varies with the business activities used… Expand
Cleaning house or jumping ship? Understanding board upheaval following financial fraud
- J. Marcel, Amanda P. Cowen
- Medicine
- 1 June 2014
Boards experience elevated levels of turnover among outside directors following financial fraud. Scholars have proposed two mechanisms that may drive this turnover. The first views turnover as part… Expand
Damaged Goods: Board Decisions to Dismiss Reputationally Compromised Directors
- Amanda P. Cowen, J. Marcel
- Business
- 1 June 2011
Prior research shows that directors generally lose some, but not all, of their board seats following their association with financial fraud. This study investigates why some boards are more likely ...
Rediscovering Communities: Lessons From the Hurricane Katrina Crisis
- Amanda P. Cowen, Scott S. Cowen
- Sociology
- 22 March 2010
In an era of globalization, the importance of communities—particularly local ones—receives relatively little attention in management education and research. Even academic institutions consider… Expand
Metacritiques of Upper Echelons Theory: Verdicts and Recommendations for Future Research
- Brett H. Neely, Jeffrey B. Lovelace, Amanda P. Cowen, Nathan J. Hiller
- Sociology
- 12 March 2020
After more than 35 years, Hambrick and Mason’s upper echelons theory (UET) stands as one of the most influential perspectives in management research. However, as the literature and its attendant… Expand
Innovation Amidst Crisis: Tulane University's Strategic Transformation
- Scott S. Cowen, Amanda P. Cowen
- Economics
- Innovations: Technology, Governance…
- 20 October 2010
When Hurricane Katrina swept ashore in New Orleans on August 29, 2005, the destruction left in its wake was unparalleled in U.S. history. In the months and years that have followed, the fallout of… Expand
CEO Severance Agreements: A Theoretical Examination and Research Agenda
- Amanda P. Cowen, A. King, J. Marcel
- Business
- 23 March 2015
CEO severance has captured the attention of a wide array of audiences, yet it remains largely unexplored by management scholars. In this article we offer a rigorous theoretical examination of CEO… Expand
Are Disruptive CEO Successions Viewed as a Governance Lapse? Evidence From Board Turnover
- J. Marcel, Amanda P. Cowen, G. Ballinger
- Business
- 1 May 2017
A wealth of governance research has examined CEO successions and the negative organizational consequences that arise when boards are unable to effect smooth leadership transitions. Despite those… Expand