Does Manager Turnover Improve Firm Performance? Evidence from Dutch Soccer, 1986-2004
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This research examines the impact of manager turnover on firm performance using information from the Dutch soccer league in the period 1986-2004. The main advantage of using sports data is that both manager characteristics and decisions and firm outcomes are directly observable. Both difference-in-difference and 2 SLS estimates suggest no statistically significant improvements in performance after manager turnover, whereas previous research based on publicly traded firm data has found positive but very small effects of manager turnover on performance. The estimates confirm previous research using soccer data. In addition, estimates suggest that manager quality does not seem to matter in predicting turnover. These estimates are compared and contrasted with studies using publicly traded firm data and studies using soccer data. This paper has been accepted for publication and will appear in De Economist in 2011.Download Info
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Paper provided by CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis in its series CPB Discussion Paper with number 166.Length:
Date of creation: Jan 2011
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Handle: RePEc:cpb:discus:166
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- De Paola, Maria & Scoppa, Vincenzo, 2008. "The Effects of Managerial Turnover: Evidence from Coach Dismissals in Italian Soccer Teams," MPRA Paper 11030, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Dalen, H.P. van, 1994. "Loont het om een voetbaltrainer te ontslaan?," Open Access publications from Tilburg University urn:nbn:nl:ui:12-3107316, Tilburg University.
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