Managerial Entrenchment and Capital Structure Decisions
48 Pages Posted: 7 Nov 2008
Date Written: December 1996
Abstract
We study associations between managerial entrenchment and firms capital structures, with results generally suggesting that entrenched CEOs seek to avoid debt. In a cross-sectional analysis, we find that leverage levels are lower when CEOs do not face pressure from either ownership and compensation incentives or active monitoring. In an analysis of leverage changes, we find that leverage increases in the aftermath of entrenchment-reducing shocks to managerial security, including unsuccessful tender offers, involuntary CEO replacements, and the addition to the board of major stockholders.
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Philip G., Berger and Ofek, Eli and Yermack, David, Managerial Entrenchment and Capital Structure Decisions (December 1996). NYU Working Paper No. FIN-96-014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1297113
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