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Investment efficiency under financial constraints: The role of CEO power

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  • Muhammad Ansar Majeed

    (KEDGE Business School [Marseille])

  • Irfan Ullah

    (Jiangxi Normal University [Nanchang])

  • Tanveer Ahsan

    (ESC [Rennes] - ESC Rennes School of Business)

  • Bakr Al-Gamrh

    (ESC [Rennes] - ESC Rennes School of Business)

Abstract

Financial limitations can influence how effectively corporations invest, with influential CEOs playing a key role in making investment choices. This study investigates the link between CEO power and investment effectiveness in the context of financial limitations, using a dataset of Chinese firms listed from 2005 to 2022. We observe a negative association between CEO power and investment efficiency. Nonetheless, powerful CEOs facing financial pressures can notably enhance investment efficiency through adept strategic choices. Our findings remain robust across a range of alternative measures of investment efficiency and financial constraints, as well as various econometric specifications. Further examination shows that the investment inefficiencies associated with powerful CEOs mainly arise from overinvestment, while external governance factors, such as analyst coverage and media attention, as well as CEO gender, significantly impact the relationship between CEO power and investment efficiency. This research contributes to the existing body of knowledge on CEO power by integrating agency theory and strategic choice frameworks to clarify the relationship between CEO power and investment efficiency in financially constrained situations.

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  • Muhammad Ansar Majeed & Irfan Ullah & Tanveer Ahsan & Bakr Al-Gamrh, 2025. "Investment efficiency under financial constraints: The role of CEO power," Post-Print hal-05224745, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05224745
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.103059
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