TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effects of Executive, Firm, and Board Characteristics on Executive Exit
JF  - Financial Review
Y1  - 2016
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
AB  - We estimate a hazard model of the probability of top corporate executives exiting their firms over the period 1996–2010. Our main findings are that: (1) female executives have greater likelihoods of exit than males, (2) the likelihood of exit increases with the independence of the board and decreases with the fraction of the board that is female and the average age of board members, and (3) a higher percentage of independent directors on the board lowers the probability of exit more for females than for males. Further, controlling for exit risk reduces the well-documented compensation differential between men and women.
VL  - 51
CP  - 4
U2  - a
U4  - 107214450688
ID  - 107214450688
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Does Corporate Social Responsibility Attract the "Right" Investors
Y1  - 2015
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Social and Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing Conference
CY  - Oxford, England
U2  - c
U4  - 107214395392
ID  - 107214395392
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
T1  - New venture legitimacy: the conditions for angel investors
JF  - Small Business Economics
Y1  - 2015
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Sohl,Jeffrey
KW  - Finance
AB  - Favorable legitimacy judgments by potential resource providers are critical for the survival and growth of new ventures. We examine which aspects of a venture’s activities, structures, and outcomes, as conveyed by its narrative, are associated with legitimacy judgments by potential angel investors in a sample of 176 new venture proposals. We find that entrepreneurial ventures with quality top management teams, advisors, and developed products are viewed more favorably by angel investors and likely have better access to these investors. This research provides new insights into the establishment of legitimacy within the economically important angel capital market.
VL  - 45
CP  - 4
U2  - a
U4  - 117456082944
ID  - 117456082944
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Does a change in firm visibility affect value?
Y1  - 2014
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Khoury,Ted
A1  - Paul,Donna
KW  - Finance
JA  - SMS Annual International Conference
CY  - Madrid, Spain
U2  - c
U4  - 88226975744
ID  - 88226975744
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - The Sources of Legitimacy for New Venture Angel Investors
Y1  - 2012
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - European Foundation for Management Development
CY  - Maastrict
U2  - c
U4  - 56745467904
ID  - 56745467904
ER  - 

TY  - CHAP
T1  - Stakeholder-Focused Corporate Investment
Y1  - 2012
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
CP  - 1
U2  - d
U4  - 48705081344
ID  - 48705081344
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effect of Gender Diversity on Angel Group Investment
JF  - Entrepreneurship, Theory and Practice
Y1  - 2011
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Sohl,Jeff
KW  - Finance
AB  - We examine the impact that gender diversity has on angel group investment behavior for a sample of 183 group-years between 2000 and 2006. Our evidence suggests that gender diversity is a significant predictor of group investment behavior, and that the proportion of women angels in the group has a negative though nonlinear effect on investment likelihood. These data are most consistent with a situational interpretation that women invest differently when they are in the small minority compared with other situations. These results have important implications for the availability of funds for women entrepreneurs and call for greater participation of women investors in the angel marketplace.
VL  - 35
CP  - 4
U2  - a
U4  - 13573113857
ID  - 13573113857
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Governance and Innovation
JF  - Journal of Corporate Finance
Y1  - 2011
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
VL  - 17
CP  - 4
U2  - a
U4  - 17354657793
ID  - 17354657793
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Does Inclusion in a Smaller S&P Index Create Value?
JF  - Financial Review
Y1  - 2010
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Paul,Donna
KW  - Finance
AB  - This study finds overall increases in equity value surrounding addition to the S&P SmallCap and MidCap indexes from 1996 to 2003 and investigates sources of the value gains. Following addition, there are significant increases in proxy variables for stock liquidity and investor recognition, and changes in these variables are impounded into the permanent component of announcement share price revisions. We also find that changes in capital investment intensity are increasing in changes in stock liquidity, consistent with a reduction in the cost of capital following index addition.
VL  - 45
CP  - 2
U2  - a
U4  - 13573095425
ID  - 13573095425
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Employees, Firm Size, and Profitability in U.S. Manufacturing Industries
JF  - Investment Management and Financial Innovations
Y1  - 2010
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Kaen,Fred
A1  - Etebari,Ahmad
A1  - Baumann,Hans
KW  - Finance
AB  - This study examines the relation between firm size and profitability within 109 SIC four-digit manufacturing industries.  Depending on our measure of profitability, we find that profitability increases at a decreasing rate and eventually declines in up to 47 of our industries.   No relation between profitability and size is found in up to 52 of our industries.  These two categories account for 97 of our 109 industries.  Profitability continues to increase as firms become larger in up to 11 industries.   Hence, the relation between size and profitability is industry specific.  But, regardless of the shape of the size profitability function, we find that profitability is negatively correlated with the number of employees for firms of a given size measured in terms of total assets and sales. 
VL  - 7
CP  - 2
U2  - a
U4  - 29170927617
ID  - 29170927617
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Impact of Gender on Voluntary and Involuntary Executive Departure
JF  - Economic Inquiry
Y1  - 2010
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Elkinawy,Susan
A1  - Stater,Mark
KW  - Finance
AB  - We examine the frequency and conditions of executive departure from S&P 1500 firms. Based upon published news reports, we find that female executives are more likely than male executives to depart their positions voluntarily and involuntarily in the presence of controls for firm performance, firm governance, and human capital. We also find that women are less likely than men to depart voluntarily as firm size increases or board size decreases but more likely to be dismissed as the board becomes more male dominated
VL  - 48
CP  - 4
U2  - a
U4  - 13572941825
ID  - 13572941825
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Legitimacy and Angel Investment
Y1  - 2010
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - The Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship
CY  - London, England
U2  - c
U4  - 33870034945
ID  - 33870034945
ER  - 

TY  - CHAP
T1  - Corporate Responsibility in Finance
Y1  - 2009
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
VL  - 2009
CP  - 1
U2  - d
U4  - 17354780673
ID  - 17354780673
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Governance and Innovation
Y1  - 2009
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Financial Management Association
CY  - Reno, NV
U2  - c
U4  - 22462296065
ID  - 22462296065
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Integration Of Stakeholderism/Sustainability Into The Finance Curriculum
Y1  - 2009
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Aspen Institute Business and Society in Practice
U2  - c
U4  - 27370934272
ID  - 27370934272
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - The Advisory Role of the Board of Directors
Y1  - 2008
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Financial Management Association
CY  - Dallas, TX
U2  - c
U4  - 13572597761
ID  - 13572597761
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - CEO Compensation and the Market for Corporate Control
Y1  - 2008
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Financial Management Association
CY  - Dallas, TX
U2  - c
U4  - 13572642817
ID  - 13572642817
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
T1  - Confidence and Angel Investment: Does Sex Matter?
T2  - Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research
Y1  - 2008
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Sohl,Jeff
KW  - Finance
JA  - Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research
CY  - Boston, MA
VL  - 2008
U2  - b
U4  - 17354749953
ID  - 17354749953
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Do Corporate Governance Attributes Affect Adverse Selection Costs? Evidence from Seasoned Equity Offerings
JF  - Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting
Y1  - 2008
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Irani,Afshad
KW  - Finance
VL  - 30
CP  - 3
U2  - a
U4  - 13572915201
ID  - 13572915201
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Do Men and Women Angels Invest Differently?
Y1  - 2008
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference
CY  - Babson Park, MA
U2  - c
U4  - 13572626433
ID  - 13572626433
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - The Impact of Gender on Voluntary and Involuntary Executive Departure
Y1  - 2008
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - California Corporate Finance Conference
CY  - Loyola, CA
U2  - c
U4  - 13572581377
ID  - 13572581377
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Incorporating Stakeholders into Corporate Finance
Y1  - 2008
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Financial Education Association
CY  - Hilton Head, SC;
U2  - c
U4  - 13572675585
ID  - 13572675585
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Integrating stakeholderism into finance.
Y1  - 2008
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Stakeholder Marketing Consortium
CY  - Boston, MA
U2  - c
U4  - 17582645249
ID  - 17582645249
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Integrating sustainability into finance discipline
Y1  - 2008
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Financial Management Association
CY  - Dallas, TX
U2  - c
U4  - 17582630913
ID  - 17582630913
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Mergers and Acquisitions as a Response to the Deregulation of the Electric Power Industry: Value Creation or Value Destruction?
JF  - Journal of Regulatory Economics
Y1  - 2008
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Goldberg,Larry
A1  - Kaen,Fred R.
KW  - Finance
VL  - 33
CP  - 1
U2  - a
U4  - 13572874241
ID  - 13572874241
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Angel Capital Access for Women-Entrepreneurs
JF  - Journal of Business Venturing
Y1  - 2007
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Sohl,Jeff
KW  - Finance
VL  - 22
U2  - a
U4  - 13572794369
ID  - 13572794369
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Confidence and Angel Investors: Does Sex Matter?
Y1  - 2007
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference
U2  - c
U4  - 13576132609
ID  - 13576132609
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Do Men and Women Angels Invest Differently?
Y1  - 2007
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - USASBE Conference
CY  - Dallas, TX
U2  - c
U4  - 13572620289
ID  - 13572620289
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - The Impact of Gender on Voluntary and Involuntary Executive Departure
Y1  - 2007
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - American Society of Business & Behavioral Sciences
CY  - Las Vegas, NV
U2  - c
U4  - 13572569089
ID  - 13572569089
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Media Reporting of Executive Resignations: Is There a Gender Difference?
JF  - Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences
Y1  - 2007
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Elkinawy,Susan
A1  - Stater,Mark
KW  - Finance
VL  - 16
CP  - 2
U2  - a
U4  - 13572843521
ID  - 13572843521
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - The Impact of Gender on Voluntary and Involuntary Executive Departure
Y1  - 2006
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Southern Economics Association
CY  - Charleston, SC
U2  - c
U4  - 13572556801
ID  - 13572556801
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Stock Liquidity and Investment Opportunities: Evidence from Index Additions
JF  - Financial Management
Y1  - 2006
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
A1  - Paul,Donna
KW  - Finance
VL  - 35
CP  - 3
U2  - a
U4  - 13572726785
ID  - 13572726785
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Angel Capital and Women Entrepreneurs
Y1  - 2005
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference
CY  - Boston, MA
U2  - c
U4  - 13576116225
ID  - 13576116225
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Post-Deregulation Restructuring of the Electric Power Industry
Y1  - 2005
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Eastern Finance Association
CY  - Norfolk, VA
U2  - c
U4  - 13572444161
ID  - 13572444161
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - The Value of Visibility
Y1  - 2005
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Financial Management Association
CY  - Chicago, IL
U2  - c
U4  - 13572487169
ID  - 13572487169
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - The Value of Visibility
Y1  - 2005
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Washington State University
CY  - Pullman, WA
U2  - c
U4  - 13576187905
ID  - 13576187905
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Post-Deregulation Restructuring of the Electric Power Industry
Y1  - 2004
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - European Financial Management Association
CY  - Bern, SW
U2  - c
U4  - 13572413441
ID  - 13572413441
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Post-Deregulation Restructuring of the Electric Power Industry
Y1  - 2004
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Financial Management Association
CY  - New Orleans, LA
U2  - c
U4  - 13572425729
ID  - 13572425729
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Does Inclusion in a Smaller S&P Index Create Value?
Y1  - 2003
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Financial Management Association
CY  - Denver, CO
U2  - c
U4  - 13572462593
ID  - 13572462593
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Does Inclusion in a Smaller S&P Index Create Value?
Y1  - 2003
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Northern Finance Association
CY  - Quebec City, Quebec
U2  - c
U4  - 13572478977
ID  - 13572478977
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Stock Liquidity and Investment Opportunities
Y1  - 2003
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Washington State University
CY  - Pullman, WA
U2  - c
U4  - 13572386817
ID  - 13572386817
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Stock Liquidity and Investment Opportunities
Y1  - 2003
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Southern Finance Association
CY  - Charleston, SC
U2  - c
U4  - 13572362241
ID  - 13572362241
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Stock Liquidity and Investment Opportunities
Y1  - 2002
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Babson College
CY  - Babson Park, MA
U2  - c
U4  - 13572317185
ID  - 13572317185
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Stock Liquidity and Investment Opportunities
Y1  - 2002
A1  - Becker-Blease,John
KW  - Finance
JA  - Financial Management Association
CY  - San Antonio, TX
U2  - c
U4  - 13572339713
ID  - 13572339713
ER  -