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TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Organizational Behavior & Key Stakeholders eJournal

January 2, 1997 to June 19, 2013



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 2630 On the Determinants of Enterprise Risk Management Implementation
Kurt A. Desender,
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid,
Date posted to database: November 2, 2007
Last Revised: July 26, 2011
2 1837 Board Committees, CEO Compensation, and Earnings Management
Christian Laux, Volker Laux,
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting,
Date posted to database: March 3, 2008
Last Revised: March 4, 2008
3 1772 A Corporate Beauty Contest
Campbell R. Harvey, John R. Graham, Manju Puri,
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business,
Date posted to database: March 15, 2010
Last Revised: April 1, 2010
4 1701 When Are Outside Directors Effective?
John G. Matsusaka, Oguzhan Ozbas, Ran Duchin,
University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California - Finance and Business Economics Department,
Date posted to database: March 26, 2008
Last Revised: October 4, 2009
5 1679 Bankers on the Boards of German Firms: What They Do, What They are Worth, and Why They are (Still) There
Ernst G. Maug, Ingolf Dittmann, Christoph Schneider,
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), University of Mannheim - Department of Business Administration and Finance, University of Mannheim - Department of Business Administration and Finance,
Date posted to database: March 3, 2008
Last Revised: February 11, 2010
6 1676 Determinants of the Size and Structure of Corporate Boards: 1935-2000
Kenneth Lehn, Mengxin Zhao, Sukesh Patro,
Northern Illinois University, University of Pittsburgh - Finance Group, University of Alberta - School of Business,
Date posted to database: November 19, 2003
Last Revised: January 27, 2013
7 1655 Corporate Governance in the Post Sarbanes-Oxley Era: Auditor Experiences
Arnold Wright, Jeffrey R. Cohen, Ganesh Krishnamoorthy,
Boston College - Department of Accounting, Northeastern University, Northeastern University - Accounting Group,
Date posted to database: September 13, 2007
Last Revised: December 5, 2012
8 1426 21st Century Corporate Social Responsibility Trends - An Emerging Comparative Body of Law and Regulation on Corporate Responsibility, Governance, and Sustainability
Bryan T. Horrigan,
Monash University - Faculty of Law,
Date posted to database: January 26, 2008
Last Revised: May 5, 2013
9 1387 The Link Between Job Satisfaction and Firm Value, with Implications for Corporate Social Responsibility
Alex Edmans,
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting,
Date posted to database: May 8, 2012
Last Revised: February 13, 2013
10 1322 Governance and CEO Turnover: Do Something or Do the Right Thing?
Raymond J. Fisman, Rakesh Khurana, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf,
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Columbia University - Finance and Economics, Harvard Business School, Harvard Business School - Entrepreneurial Management Unit,
Date posted to database: January 28, 2005
Last Revised: July 13, 2011

RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days)
TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Organizational Behavior & Key Stakeholders eJournal

April 20, 2013 to June 19, 2013



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 743 The Myth that Insulating Boards Serves Long-Term Value
Lucian A. Bebchuk,
Harvard University - Law School - Faculty,
Date posted to database: April 11, 2013
Last Revised: April 18, 2013
2 247 Independent Directors’ Dissent on Boards: Evidence from Listed Companies in China
Tarun Khanna, Juan Ma,
Harvard University - Harvard Business School (HBS), Harvard University - Strategy Unit,
Date posted to database: April 17, 2013
Last Revised: May 16, 2013
3 131 'C' is for Crucible: Behavioral Ethics, Culture, and the Board's Role in C-Suite Compliance
Scott Killingsworth,
Bryan Cave LLP,
Date posted to database: May 30, 2013
Last Revised: June 2, 2013
4 91 The Risk Management Duties of the Board of Directors
Christoph Van der Elst,
Tilburg University - Tilburg Law School,
Date posted to database: May 21, 2013
Last Revised: May 24, 2013
5 89 Risk in the Boardroom
Matteo Tonello,
The Conference Board, Inc.,
Date posted to database: May 2, 2013
Last Revised: May 2, 2013
6 41 Board of Directors, Audit Quality and Firm Performance: Evidence from Malaysia
Zaleha Abdul Shukor, Masood Fooladi,
Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch, National University of Malaysia,
Date posted to database: May 3, 2013
Last Revised: May 3, 2013
7 40 Does Mandatory Gender Balance Work? Changing Organizational Form to Avoid Board Upheaval
Øyvind Bøhren, Siv Staubo,
Norwegian Business School (BI) - Department of Financial Economics, BI Norwegian Business School,
Date posted to database: April 30, 2013
Last Revised: May 3, 2013
8 37 Board Characteristics and Firm Performance
Masood Fooladi,
Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch,
Date posted to database: April 30, 2013
Last Revised: May 5, 2013
9 33 Board Diversity as a Shield During the Financial Crisis
Annette van den Berg, Peter-Jan Engelen, Gerwin Van der Laan,
University of Utrecht - Utrecht University School of Economics, University of Utrecht - Utrecht University School of Economics, Utrecht University School of Economics,
Date posted to database: April 10, 2013
Last Revised: April 10, 2013
10 32 Board of Director's Attributes and Earning Management: Evidence from Egypt
Aiman A. Ragab, Mohammed Soliman,
Arab Academy for Science - Technology & Maritime Transport, Arab Academy for Science - Technology & Maritime Transport,
Date posted to database: April 28, 2013
Last Revised: April 28, 2013



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