The effect of managers on M&As

Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

Michael C. Jensen, William H. Meckling · Journal of Financial Economics · 1976 · 70.7K citations

Management, Business Economics, Corporate Governance +16

Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error

James J. Heckman · Econometrica · 1979 · 28.9K citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Behavioral Economics +16

Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow, Corporate Finance, and Takeovers

Michael C. Jensen · American Economic Review · 1986 · 17.6K citations

Management, Business Economics, Finance +17

FINANCIAL RATIOS, DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS AND THE PREDICTION OF CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY

Edward I. Altman · The Journal of Finance · 1968 · 13.6K citations

Business, Business Economics, Finance +16

Upper Echelons: The Organization as a Reflection of Its Top Managers

Donald C. Hambrick, Phyllis A. Mason · Academy of Management Review · 1984 · 10.3K citations

Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management +10