Young Firm Manager Turnover and Performance

63 Pages Posted: 29 May 2019 Last revised: 21 Jul 2023

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Su Wang

ShanghaiTech University, School of Entrepreneurship and Management

Date Written: August 31, 2022

Abstract

This paper investigates the impact of senior manager turnover on the performance of startup firms. Using a novel manager-shareholder matched dataset of young firms in the UK, I exploit shocks to managers’ outside options induced by an area-based policy in support of local businesses. For identification, I compare firms with different ex-ante manager departure likelihoods and different distances to policy regions. I find that senior manager departure has a significant negative impact on young firm performance, suggesting substantial replacement frictions in replacing important managerial human capital. Tentative evidence suggests founder-manager’s private benefit of control and “tight link” with their ventures.

Keywords: New firms, Startup, Senior manager, Founder, Growth, Local policy

JEL Classification: M13; M12; L25; R11

Suggested Citation

Wang, Su, Young Firm Manager Turnover and Performance (August 31, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3382233 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3382233

Su Wang (Contact Author)

ShanghaiTech University, School of Entrepreneurship and Management ( email )

393 Middle Huaxia Road, Pudong
Shanghai, 201210
China

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