Professor Renee ADAMS
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Professor
Full Curriculum Vitae
http://www.business.uq.edu.au/download/attachments/13599349/CV.pdf
Academic Qualifications
| Degree |
Institution |
Field |
Year |
| PhD |
University of Chicago |
Economics |
2001 |
| MS |
Stanford University |
Mathematics |
1992 |
Memberships
- Financial Integrity Research Network (FIRN)
- European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
- European Corporate Governance Training Network (ECGTN)
- Stockholm International Corporate Governance Institute (SICGI)
- Stockholm Institute for Transition Economics (SITE)
Major Research Grants
| Year |
Title of Grant |
Granting Agency |
Amount |
| 2005 |
Performance of Hajjis in the Bazaar (with Erik Berglöf) |
The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation |
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| 2004 |
Board Activity and Structure |
SNS Center for Business and Policy Studies, Sweden |
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| 2003 |
With Mariassunta Giannetti and Daniel Ferreira |
The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation |
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| 2003 |
The Impact of Managerial Control on Firm Performance |
BSI Gamma Foundation, Lugano, Switzerland |
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| 2003 |
The Governance of Banking Firms |
Bankforskningsinstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden |
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Field of Current Research
| Title of Research Area |
Brief Description |
| Corporate Governance, Incentives in Organizations |
My work focuses on boards of directors, which are one of the primary mechanisms to help overcome the agency problem between managers and shareholders. Traditionally, the finance literature on corporate boards recognizes only one role of corporate boards, namely their monitoring role. In my work, I emphasize the idea that other roles of the board may affect their perceived effectiveness. My research focuses not only on external governance characteristics, such as board structure, but also on the internal dynamics of top management teams and, more generally, on decision-making in groups. In my empirical work, I emphasize human motivation and director behaviour rather than aggregate board characteristics. |
Publications
Published Refereed Journal Articles
- "Moderation in Groups: Evidence from Betting on Ice Break-ups in Alaska", with Daniel Ferreira, forthcoming Review of Economic Studies.
- "The Role of Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance: A Conceptual Framework and Survey," 2009, with Benjamin Hermalin and Mike Weisbach, forthcoming Journal of Economic Literature.
- "Women in the Boardroom and Their Impact on Governance and Performance," 2008, with Daniel Ferreira, Journal of Financial Economics, December 2009, 94(2), 291-309.
- "Strong Managers, Weak Boards?" 2009, with Daniel Ferreira, forthcoming in CESifo Economic Studies special issue on Executive Pay.
- "Do Directors Perform for Pay?" with Daniel Ferreira, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2008, 46(1), pp. 154-171.
- "Understanding the Relationship between Founder-CEOs and Firm Performance", 2008, with Heitor Almeida and Daniel Ferreira, Journal of Empirical Finance, 2009, vol. 16, issue 1, pages 136-150.
- "One-share, One-vote: the Empirical Evidence," with Daniel Ferreira, Review of Finance, 2008, 12(1), pp. 51-91.
- "A Theory of Friendly Boards," with Daniel Ferreira, Journal of Finance, 62(1), 2007, pp. 217-250.
- "Identifying the Effect of Managerial Control on Firm Performance," with Joao Santos, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2006, 41(1), pp. 55-85.
- "Powerful CEOs and their Impact on Corporate Performance," with Heitor Almeida and Daniel Ferreira, Review of Financial Studies, 2005, 18(4), pp. 1403-1432.
- "Is Corporate Governance Different for Bank Holding Companies?" with Hamid Mehran, Economic Policy Review, 2003, 9(1), pp. 123-142.
Book Chapters
- "Governance of Banking Institutions", to appear as Chapter 23 in Corporate Governance, R. Anderson and H.K. Baker (eds.), Wiley & Sons 2010.
Distinctions
- Egon Zehnder Prize, for the ECGI's "best paper on company boards and their role in European corporate governance" for paper "A Theory of Friendly Boards," 2006
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York: "President's Award for Excellence," presented for work on corporate governance issues, 2002
Academic Cluster
Finance
Personal Web Page
http://www.business.uq.edu.au/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=18415929
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