1.
Agency Cost of Free Cash Flow, Corporate Finance, and Takeovers
American Economic Review, Vol. 76, No. 2, May 1986
Number of pages: 15
Posted: 25 Mar 1999
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Business School
Downloads
47,800
2.
The Nature of Man
Michael C. Jensen, FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, Harvard University Press, 1998, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 4-19, Summer 1994
Number of pages: 39
Posted: 24 Nov 1997
Last Revised: 18 May 2013
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Business School and Simon School, University of Rochester (Deceased)
Downloads
35,979
3.
Corporate Governance and Firm Performance
Number of pages: 53
Posted: 27 Sep 2004
Working Paper Series
Temple University - Department of Accounting and Kennesaw State University
Downloads
32,544
4.
Strength in Numbers: How Does Data-Driven Decisionmaking Affect Firm Performance?
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 24 Apr 2011
Last Revised: 12 Dec 2011
Working Paper Series
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), University of Pennsylvania - Operations & Information Management Department and MIT - Sloan School of Management
Downloads
27,119
5.
Self Interest, Altruism, Incentives, and Agency Theory
Michael C. Jensen, FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, Harvard University Press, 1998; Journal Of Applied Corporate Finance, Summer 1994
Number of pages: 17
Posted: 05 Oct 1994
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Business School
Downloads
20,015
6.
Specific and General Knowledge and Organizational Structure
Michael C. Jensen, FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, Harvard University Press, 1998, CONTRACT ECONOMICS, pp. 251-274, Lars Werin and Hans Wijkander, eds., Blackwell, Oxford, 1992, Journal Of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 8, No. 2, Summer 1995
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 01 Sep 1995
Last Revised: 17 Jan 2011
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Business School and Simon School, University of Rochester (Deceased)
Downloads
17,119
7.
What is Corporate Law?
Yale Law & Economics Research Paper No. 300
Number of pages: 21
Posted: 27 Jul 2004
Last Revised: 26 Jan 2017
Accepted Paper Series
Yale University - Law School and Harvard Law School
Downloads
15,285
8.
Comparing the Decision Styles of American, Chinese and Japanese Business Leaders
Best Paper Proceedings of Academy of Management Meetings, Washington, DC, August 2001
Number of pages: 10
Posted: 19 Dec 2006
Accepted Paper Series
City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Management Sciences
Downloads
14,135
9.
The Modern Industrial Revolution, Exit, and the Failure of Internal Control Systems
Michael C. Jensen, A THEORY OF THE FIRM: GOVERNANCE, RESIDUAL CLAIMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS, Harvard University Press, December 2000; Journal of Finance, July 1993
Number of pages: 65
Posted: 09 May 1999
Last Revised: 14 Sep 2011
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Business School
There are 2 versions of this paper
The Modern Industrial Revolution, Exit, and the Failure of Internal Control Systems
Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 6, No. 4, Winter 1994
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 07 May 2004
Downloads
1,348
The Modern Industrial Revolution, Exit, and the Failure of Internal Control Systems
Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 43-58, Winter 2010
Number of pages: 18
Posted: 31 Mar 2010
Downloads
8
Downloads
14,112
10.
Liberal Radicalism: A Flexible Design For Philanthropic Matching Funds
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 18 Sep 2018
Last Revised: 31 Dec 2018
Working Paper Series
Ethereum Foundation, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Microsoft
Downloads
13,932
11.
The Essential Elements of Corporate Law
Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 20/2009, Yale Law, Economics & Public Policy Research Paper No. 387, Harvard Law and Economics Research Paper No. 643, Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 09-39, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 134/2009
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 21 Jul 2009
Last Revised: 10 Dec 2018
Accepted Paper Series
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Yale University - Law School and Harvard Law School
Downloads
13,257
12.
The Loser's Curse: Decision Making & Market Efficiency in the National Football League Draft
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 05 Apr 2005
Last Revised: 05 Sep 2012
Working Paper Series
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Downloads
13,009
13.
What Counts and What Gets Counted
Number of pages: 216
Posted: 22 Apr 2014
Last Revised: 20 Feb 2018
Working Paper Series
Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Downloads
12,602
14.
Economics of Blockchain
Number of pages: 23
Posted: 09 Mar 2016
Working Paper Series
RMIT University, Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas and RMIT University
Downloads
12,554
15.
Libertarian Paternalism is Not an Oxymoron
Number of pages: 45
Posted: 09 May 2003
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Law School and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Downloads
11,651
16.
Corporate Social Responsibility - an Economic and Financial Framework
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 05 Jan 2005
Working Paper Series
Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics
Downloads
11,568
17.
The Free Cash Flow Theory of Takeovers: A Financial Perspective on Mergers and Acquisitions and the Economy
"The Merger Boom", Proceedings of a Conference sponsored by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, pp. 102-143, October 1987
Number of pages: 57
Posted: 08 Feb 2003
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Business School
Downloads
10,584
18.
Pay Without Performance: Overview of the Issues
Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 647-673, 2005, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 8-22, 2005, Academy of Management Perspectives, pp. 5-24, February 2006, Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 528
Number of pages: 16
Posted: 19 Jul 2005
Last Revised: 28 Apr 2009
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Law School and Harvard Law School
Downloads
10,435
19.
Literature Review - Knowledge Management Research at the Organizational Level
Number of pages: 18
Posted: 05 Jun 2007
Working Paper Series
Harvard UniversityEmory University - Goizueta Business School
Downloads
10,161
20.
Agency Costs of Overvalued Equity
ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 39/2004, Harvard Business School NOM Working Paper No. 04-26, Financial Management, Vol. 34, No. 1, Spring 2005
Number of pages: 18
Posted: 29 Mar 2004
Last Revised: 06 May 2009
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Business School
There are 4 versions of this paper
Agency Costs of Overvalued Equity
ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 39/2004, Harvard Business School NOM Working Paper No. 04-26, Financial Management, Vol. 34, No. 1, Spring 2005
Number of pages: 18
Posted: 29 Mar 2004
Last Revised: 06 May 2009
Downloads
9,654
The Agency Cost of Overvalued Equity and the Current State of Corporate Finance
Harvard NOM Working Paper No. 04-29
Number of pages: 19
Posted: 28 Oct 2004
Downloads
2,078
The Agency Costs of Overvalued Equity and the Current State of Corporate Finance
European Financial Management, Vol. 10, pp. 549-565, December 2004
Number of pages: 17
Posted: 30 Nov 2004
Downloads
28
Agency Costs of Overvalued Equity
Financial Management, Vol. 34, No. 1, Spring 2005
Number of pages: 16
Posted: 24 Apr 2005
Downloads
20
Downloads
9,654
21.
Divisional Performance Measurement
Michael C. Jensen, FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, Harvard University Press, 1998
Number of pages: 22
Posted: 29 Nov 1998
Last Revised: 17 Jan 2011
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Business School and Simon School, University of Rochester (Deceased)
There are 2 versions of this paper
Divisional Performance Measurement
Michael C. Jensen, FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, Harvard University Press, 1998
Number of pages: 22
Posted: 29 Nov 1998
Last Revised: 17 Jan 2011
Downloads
9,496
Specific Knowledge and Divisional Performance Measurement
Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 49-57, Spring 2009
Number of pages: 11
Posted: 04 Jul 2009
Downloads
6
Downloads
9,496
22.
The Antitrust Case Against Facebook
Berkeley Business Law Journal Vol. 16, Issue 1, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 63
Posted: 07 Feb 2019
Last Revised: 19 Jan 2021
Accepted Paper Series
Thurman Arnold Project
Downloads
9,189
23.
Analysis of the Dot-Com Bubble of the 1990s
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 29 Jun 2008
Working Paper Series
Kansas State University and Kent State University
Downloads
8,753
24.
The Economics of Privacy
Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 52, No. 2, 2016, Sloan Foundation Economics Research Paper No. 2580411
Number of pages: 64
Posted: 07 Feb 2020
Last Revised: 07 Feb 2020
Accepted Paper Series
Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Duke University - Department of Economics and Illinois Institute of Technology - Stuart School of Business, IIT
Downloads
8,729
25.
Who Wins in a Dynamic World: Theory of Constraints Vs. Activity-Based Costing?
North American Assoc. for Computational Social and Organizational Science (NAACSOS) Conference, June 2007
Number of pages: 6
Posted: 09 Feb 2007
Last Revised: 21 Jan 2008
Working Paper Series
Emory University - Goizueta Business School, Harvard UniversityEmory University - Goizueta Business School and Emory University - Goizueta Business School
Downloads
8,669
26.
The Global Automotive Industry Value Chain: What Prospects for Upgrading by Developing Countries
UNIDO Sectorial Studies Series Working Paper
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 02 Sep 2003
Working Paper Series
University of Sussex - Institute of Development Studies and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation - Strategic Research and Economics
Downloads
8,375
27.
Corporate Investment and Stock Market Listing: A Puzzle?
Review of Financial Studies 28, no. 2 (February 2015): 342-390
Number of pages: 61
Posted: 10 May 2010
Last Revised: 07 Feb 2015
Accepted Paper Series
UCLA, University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Finance and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Stockholm School of Economics
There are 2 versions of this paper
Corporate Investment and Stock Market Listing: A Puzzle?
Review of Financial Studies 28, no. 2 (February 2015): 342-390
Number of pages: 61
Posted: 10 May 2010
Last Revised: 07 Feb 2015
Downloads
8,178
Does the Stock Market Harm Investment Incentives?
CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7857
Number of pages: 58
Posted: 19 Jul 2010
Downloads
15
Downloads
8,178
28.
Executive Compensation as an Agency Problem
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 17, pp. 71-92, 2003, Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 421
Number of pages: 29
Posted: 06 Jan 2003
Last Revised: 28 Apr 2009
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Law School and Harvard Law School
There are 3 versions of this paper
Executive Compensation as an Agency Problem
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 17, pp. 71-92, 2003, Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 421
Number of pages: 29
Posted: 06 Jan 2003
Last Revised: 28 Apr 2009
Downloads
8,040
Executive Compensation as an Agency Problem
NBER Working Paper No. w9813
Number of pages: 27
Posted: 05 Jul 2003
Last Revised: 26 Aug 2003
Downloads
137
Downloads
8,040
29.
Is Disruptive Blockchain Technology the Future of Financial Services?
69 The Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report 232 (2016)
Number of pages: 11
Posted: 31 May 2016
Last Revised: 24 Dec 2017
Accepted Paper Series
Prairie View A&M University - College of Business
Downloads
7,752
30.
Pay Without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation
Harvard University Press, 2004
Number of pages: 18
Posted: 30 Apr 2004
Last Revised: 18 Jul 2019
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Law School and Harvard Law School
Downloads
7,465
31.
Putting Integrity into Finance: A Purely Positive Approach
Harvard Business School NOM Unit Working Paper No. 12-074, Barbados Group Working Paper No. 12-01, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) – Finance Working Paper No. 417/2014
Number of pages: 84
Posted: 05 Apr 2012
Last Revised: 29 Nov 2015
Working Paper Series
Independent and Harvard Business School
There are 3 versions of this paper
Putting Integrity into Finance: A Purely Positive Approach
Harvard Business School NOM Unit Working Paper No. 12-074, Barbados Group Working Paper No. 12-01, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) – Finance Working Paper No. 417/2014
Number of pages: 84
Posted: 05 Apr 2012
Last Revised: 29 Nov 2015
Downloads
7,396
Putting Integrity Into Finance: A Purely Positive Approach
Capitalism and Society, Vol. 12 [2017], Iss. 1, Art. 1
Number of pages: 91
Posted: 04 May 2017
Downloads
6,108
Putting Integrity into Finance: A Purely Positive Approach
NBER Working Paper No. w19986
Number of pages: 65
Posted: 24 Mar 2014
Last Revised: 12 Aug 2021
Downloads
172
Downloads
7,396
32.
Origin of the Theory of Agency: An Account By One of the Theory's Originators
Number of pages: 21
Posted: 10 Oct 2007
Last Revised: 02 Jun 2019
Working Paper Series
University of Pittsburgh
Downloads
7,332
33.
Agency Problems, Legal Strategies, and Enforcement
Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 21/2009, Yale Law, Economics & Public Policy Research Paper No. 388, Harvard Law and Economics Research Paper Series No. 644
, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 135/2009
Number of pages: 23
Posted: 21 Jul 2009
Last Revised: 10 Dec 2018
Accepted Paper Series
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Yale University - Law School and Harvard Law School
Downloads
7,319
34.
A Short Treatise on Fantasy Sports and the Law: How America Regulates its New National Pastime
Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law, Vol. 3, January 2012
Number of pages: 53
Posted: 09 Aug 2011
Last Revised: 05 Apr 2012
Accepted Paper Series
City University of New York - Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business
Downloads
7,253
35.
Corporate Governance and Firm Valuation
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Vol. 25, No. 4, 2006
Number of pages: 26
Posted: 07 Jul 2005
Last Revised: 01 Apr 2014
Working Paper Series
Temple University - Department of Accounting and Kennesaw State University
Downloads
7,240
36.
Secret Liens and the Financial Crisis of 2008
American Bankruptcy Law Journal, Vol. 83, p. 253, 2009
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 05 Jan 2009
Last Revised: 16 Oct 2009
Accepted Paper Series
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Downloads
7,109
37.
Contracting Theory and Accounting
Number of pages: 135
Posted: 17 Jan 2001
Working Paper Series
University of Pennsylvania - Accounting Department
There are 2 versions of this paper
Downloads
7,040
38.
Corporate Green Bonds
Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 27 Feb 2018
Last Revised: 16 Apr 2020
Accepted Paper Series
Boston University
Downloads
6,599
39.
The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 13-09
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 14 Apr 2013
Last Revised: 18 Apr 2013
Working Paper Series
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Department of Economics and Northwestern University - Department of Economics
There are 2 versions of this paper
The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 13-09
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 14 Apr 2013
Last Revised: 18 Apr 2013
Downloads
6,511
The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
NBER Working Paper No. w18950
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 11 May 2013
Last Revised: 13 Oct 2021
Downloads
103
Downloads
6,511
40.
Corporate Culture: Evidence from the Field
27th Annual Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting Paper, Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 16-49, Duke I&E Research Paper No. 2016-33
Number of pages: 116
Posted: 09 Jul 2016
Last Revised: 17 May 2021
Working Paper Series
Duke University, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School
There are 2 versions of this paper
Corporate Culture: Evidence from the Field
27th Annual Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting Paper, Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 16-49, Duke I&E Research Paper No. 2016-33
Number of pages: 116
Posted: 09 Jul 2016
Last Revised: 17 May 2021
Downloads
6,394
Corporate Culture: Evidence from the Field
NBER Working Paper No. w23255
Number of pages: 79
Posted: 20 Mar 2017
Last Revised: 18 Jul 2021
Downloads
151
Downloads
6,394
41.
The Law, Culture, and Economics of Fashion
Stanford Law Review, Vol. 61, March 2009, Columbia Law and Economics Working Paper No. 344, Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 627, Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 09-63
Number of pages: 55
Posted: 08 Jan 2009
Last Revised: 30 Jun 2013
Accepted Paper Series
New York University School of Law and Harvard Law School
Downloads
6,357
42.
How Copyright Keeps Works Disappeared
Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS14-07, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 13-54
Number of pages: 55
Posted: 06 Jul 2013
Last Revised: 31 Mar 2014
Working Paper Series
University of Illinois College of Law
There are 2 versions of this paper
How Copyright Keeps Works Disappeared
Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS14-07, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 13-54
Number of pages: 55
Posted: 06 Jul 2013
Last Revised: 31 Mar 2014
Downloads
6,273
How Copyright Keeps Works Disappeared
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 11, Issue 4, pp. 829-866, 2014
Number of pages: 38
Posted: 29 Oct 2014
Downloads
7
Downloads
6,273
43.
Relational Contracts and the Theory of the Firm
Number of pages: 41
Posted: 11 May 1997
Working Paper Series
HBS Negotiations, Organizations and Markets Unit, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School and Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
Downloads
6,175
44.
Common Ownership, Competition, and Top Management Incentives
Ross School of Business Paper No. 1328, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 511/2017
Number of pages: 106
Posted: 03 Jul 2016
Last Revised: 22 Sep 2021
Accepted Paper Series
University of Navarra, IESE Business School, Yale School of Management, IESE Business School, University of Navarra and CEPRUniversity of Oxford - Finance
There are 3 versions of this paper
Common Ownership, Competition, and Top Management Incentives
Ross School of Business Paper No. 1328, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 511/2017
Number of pages: 106
Posted: 03 Jul 2016
Last Revised: 22 Sep 2021
Downloads
6,058
Common Ownership, Competition, and Top Management Incentives
CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6178
Number of pages: 86
Posted: 14 Oct 2020
Downloads
284
Common Ownership, Competition, and Top Management Incentives
CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12674
Number of pages: 56
Posted: 05 Feb 2018
Last Revised: 11 Jun 2018
Downloads
5
Downloads
6,058
45.
Coordination, Control, and the Management of Organizations: Course Notes (2nd of 4 Ccmo Documents)
Harvard Business School NOM Unit Working Paper No. 98-098
Number of pages: 110
Posted: 21 Apr 1998
Last Revised: 17 Jan 2011
Working Paper Series
Harvard Business School and Simon School, University of Rochester (Deceased)
Downloads
6,036
46.
Should We Worry About Filter Bubbles?
Internet Policy Review. Journal on Internet Regulation, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2016
Number of pages: 16
Posted: 04 Apr 2016
Last Revised: 28 Aug 2016
Accepted Paper Series
iHub, Radboud University, Nijmegen, University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam and University of Amsterdam - Institute for Information Law (IViR)
Downloads
5,755
47.
Managerial Power and Rent Extraction in the Design of Executive Compensation
University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 69, pp. 751-846, 2002, Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 366, June 2002
Number of pages: 97
Posted: 19 Jun 2002
Last Revised: 28 Apr 2009
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Law School, Harvard Law School and Boston University School of Law
There are 3 versions of this paper
Managerial Power and Rent Extraction in the Design of Executive Compensation
University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 69, pp. 751-846, 2002, Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 366, June 2002
Number of pages: 97
Posted: 19 Jun 2002
Last Revised: 28 Apr 2009
Downloads
5,713
Managerial Power and Rent Extraction in the Design of Executive Compensation
NBER Working Paper No. w9068
Number of pages: 101
Posted: 20 Jul 2002
Last Revised: 13 Oct 2021
Downloads
159
Managerial Power and Rent Extraction in the Design of Executive Compensation
Number of pages: 103
Posted: 30 Oct 2002
Downloads
37
Downloads
5,713
48.
Video: The Three Foundations of A Great Life, Great Leadership, and A Great Organization
Barbados Group Working Paper No. 11-04, Harvard Business School NOM Unit Research Paper No. 11-122
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 10 Jun 2011
Last Revised: 18 May 2013
Working Paper Series
Independent and Harvard Business School
Downloads
5,524
49.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Shareholder's Value: An Event Study Analysis
FRB of Atlanta Working Paper No. 2007-6, Bank of Finland Research Discussion Paper No. 1/2009
Number of pages: 53
Posted: 06 Sep 2006
Working Paper Series
University of Rome Tor Vergata - Faculty of Economics, Tor Vergata University of Rome - Department of Economics and Finance and Fordham University
Downloads
5,331
50.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 03 Dec 2005
Working Paper Series
Stanford University - Graduate School of Business
There are 2 versions of this paper
Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 03 Dec 2005
Downloads
5,315
Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 683-717, Fall 2007
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 26 Jul 2007
Downloads
25
Downloads
5,315
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