CEO overconfidence's impact on the firm : an empirical study

We propose that overconfident CEOs have negative impact on firm’s performance measured by ROA and ROE. They also negatively affect the value of the firm calculated by Tobin’s Q. In addition, they prefer high leverage by the use of debts. Nevertheless, when they have a dominant role within the firm,...

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Main Authors: Nguyen, Quoc Huy, Sabiyutheen, Soh, Ye Chao
Other Authors: Sen, Nilanjan
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10415
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Soh, Ye Chao
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description We propose that overconfident CEOs have negative impact on firm’s performance measured by ROA and ROE. They also negatively affect the value of the firm calculated by Tobin’s Q. In addition, they prefer high leverage by the use of debts. Nevertheless, when they have a dominant role within the firm, they still can improve firm’s value better than the overconfident but not dominant CEOs, even though there is no significant improvement in firm performance.
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spelling ntu-10356/104152023-05-19T05:45:01Z CEO overconfidence's impact on the firm : an empirical study Nguyen, Quoc Huy Sabiyutheen Soh, Ye Chao Sen, Nilanjan Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business::Management::Leadership We propose that overconfident CEOs have negative impact on firm’s performance measured by ROA and ROE. They also negatively affect the value of the firm calculated by Tobin’s Q. In addition, they prefer high leverage by the use of debts. Nevertheless, when they have a dominant role within the firm, they still can improve firm’s value better than the overconfident but not dominant CEOs, even though there is no significant improvement in firm performance. 2008-09-24T07:43:26Z 2008-09-24T07:43:26Z 2007 2007 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10415 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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CEO overconfidence's impact on the firm : an empirical study
title CEO overconfidence's impact on the firm : an empirical study
title_full CEO overconfidence's impact on the firm : an empirical study
title_fullStr CEO overconfidence's impact on the firm : an empirical study
title_full_unstemmed CEO overconfidence's impact on the firm : an empirical study
title_short CEO overconfidence's impact on the firm : an empirical study
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