• The cues that matter: Screening for quality signals in the ex ante phase of buying professional services 

      Pemer, Frida; Skjølsvik, Tale (Journal of Business Research;Volume 98, May 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-21)
      Service quality has become a central driver of competitive advantage and value creation. However, due to information asymmetries, many clients find it difficult to assess the service providers' quality ex ante. Nonetheless, ...
    • One dollar CEOs 

      Loureiro, Gilberto; Makhija, Anil; Zhang, Dan (Journal of Business Research;Volume 109, March 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-28)
      We study the impact of $1 CEO salaries on firm performance and CEO total compensation. We find that, on average, $1 CEO firms earn higher total compensation and lower Stock market returns relative to their peers after the ...