Chen, Guoli; Huang, Sterling; Meyer-Doyle, Philipp; … - 2020
behavior and performance of firms. We find that generalist CEOs (CEOs with a broader set of knowledge and skills) are more … associated with stronger performance. Our paper contributes to research on CEOs, human capital, M&As, and microfoundations … of CEOs’ human capital and the type of acquisitions they engage in is associated with stronger performance …