The role of facial appearance on CEO selection after firm misconduct

• Main Authors: GOMULYA, David M., WONG, Elaine M., ORMISTON, Margaret E., BOEKER, Warren
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Firm misconduct; Leader selection; CEO integrity; Facial appearance; CEO succession; Human Resources Management; Leadership Studies; Organizational Behavior and Theory; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5837; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6836/viewcontent/Role_of_facial_appearance_on_CEO_selection_after_firm_misconduct.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We investigate a particular aspect of CEO successor trustworthiness that may be critically important after a firm has engaged in financial misconduct. Specifically, drawing on prior research that suggests that facial appearance is one critical way in which trustworthiness is signaled, we argue that...