CBA Researchers in Corporate Governance

Lori Verstegen Ryan, Management
Director
SDSU Corporate Governance Institute
Lori.Ryan@sdsu.edu

Lori Ryan’s research focuses primarily on the intersection of ethics and corporate governance, with a special emphasis on the roles, characteristics, and responsibilities of institutional and individual investors. She is currently also engaged in research into international distinctions among corporate governance systems.

Cynthia Clark Williams and Lori Verstegen Ryan.  2007. "Courting Shareholders: The Ethical Implications of Altering Corporate Ownership Structures." Business Ethics Quarterly. 17: 669-688.

Melinda Vaughn and Lori Verstegen Ryan. 2006. “Corporate Governance in South Africa: A Bellweather for the Continent?” Corporate Governance: An International Review. 14: 502-510.

Lori Verstegen Ryan. 2005. “Corporate Governance and Business Ethics in North America: The State of the Art.” Business & Society. 44: 40-73.

Reprinted in Deon Rossouw and Alejo Jose Sison (Eds.). 2006. Global Perspectives on the Ethics of Corporate Governance. New York:  Palgrave MacMillan. Pages 187-220.

Lori Verstegen Ryan and Marguerite Schneider. 2003. “Institutional Investor Power and Heterogeneity: Implications for Agency and Stakeholder Theories.” Business & Society. 42: 398-429.

Lori Verstegen Ryan and Bryan S. Dennis. 2003. “The Ethical Undercurrents of Pension-fund Management: Establishing a Research Agenda.” Business Ethics Quarterly. 13: 315-335.

Lori Verstegen Ryan and Marguerite Schneider. 2002. “The Antecedents of Institutional Investor Activism.” Academy of Management Review. 27: 554-573.

Winner of the 2003 Financial Investments Award, sponsored by Seton Hall University and NJPRO Foundation.

Lori Verstegen Ryan and Ann K. Buchholtz. 2001.
“Trust, Risk, and Shareholder Decision-making: An Investor Perspective on Corporate Governance.” Business Ethics Quarterly. 11: 177-193.

Lori Verstegen Ryan. 2000. “Shareholders and the Atom of Property: Fission or Fusion?” Business & Society. 39: 49-75.

Chamu Sundaramurthy, Management
Research Fellow,
Corporate Governance Institute
csundara@mail.sdsu.edu,
619-594-4845

Chamu Sundaramurthy’s current research focuses on the interface between governance and innovation, governance of family businesses and IPO firms. Her prior empirical and conceptual work examined the interrelationships among governance mechanisms (e.g., boards of directors), governance and strategic decisions of firms (antitakeover provisions; R&D investment), shareholder actions (repealing antitakeover provisions), and firm performance.

Chamu Sundaramurthy and Glen E. Kreiner. Forthcoming. “Governing by Managing Identity Boundaries: The Case of Family Businesses.” Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice. 

Chamu Sundaramurthy, Dawna L. Rhoades, and Paula L. Rechner. 2005. “A Meta-analysis of the Effects of Executive and Institutional Ownership on Firm Performance.” Journal of Managerial Issues.17: 494-510.

Chamu Sundaramurthy and Marianne Lewis. 2003. “Control and Collaboration: Paradoxes of Governance.” Academy of Management Review. 28: 397-415.

Chamu Sundaramurthy. 2002. “Style Over Substance?  Hands-on or Hands-off?” Board Member. June: 8-9.

Dawna Rhoades, Paula Rechner, and Chamu Sundaramurthy. 2001. “A Meta-analysis of Board Leadership Structure and Organizational Performance: Are ‘Two Heads Better Than One?’” Corporate
Governance: An International Review. 9: 311-319.

Chamu Sundaramurthy. 2000. “Antitakeover Provisions and Shareholder Interests: A Review and a Contingency Model.” Journal of Management. 5: 1005-1030.

Dawna Rhoades, Paula Rechner, and Chamu Sundaramurthy. 2000. “Board Composition and Financial Performance: A Meta-analysis of the Influence of Outside Directors.” Journal of Managerial Issues. 12: 76-91.

Chamu Sundaramurthy and Doug Lyon. 1998. “Potential Conflict of Interests between Inside and Outside Shareholders: The Case of Shareholder Governance Proposals.” Journal of Managerial Issues. 10: 30-44.

James Mahoney, Chamu Sundaramurthy, and Joseph Mahoney. 1997. “The Effects of Corporate Antitakeover Provisions on Long-Term Investment: Empirical Evidence.” Managerial and Decision Economics. 18: 1-17.

Chamu Sundaramurthy, Joseph Mahoney, and James
Mahoney. 1997. “Board Structure, Type of Antitakeover Provision, and Stock Price Effects.” Strategic Management Journal. 18: 231-245.

Chamu Sundaramurthy and Paula Rechner. 1997. “Conflicting Shareholder Interests: An Empirical Analysis of Fair Price Provisions.” Business & Society. 36: 73-87.

James Mahoney, Chamu Sundaramurthy, and Joseph Mahoney. 1996. “The Differential Impact on Stockholder Wealth of Various Antitakeover Provisions.” Managerial and Decision Economics. 17: 531-549.

Chamu Sundaramurthy, Paula Rechner, and Weiran Wang.
1996. “Governance Antecedents of Board Entrenchment: The Case of Classified Board Provisions.” Journal of Management. 22: 783-799.

Chamu Sundaramurthy. 1996. “Corporate Governance within the Context of Antitakeover Provisions.” Strategic Management Journal. 17: 377-394.

Martina Musteen, Management
mmusteen@mail.sdsu.edu
619-594-8346                       

Martina Musteen joined SDSU in August of 2006, after completing her Ph.D. at the University of Kansas. Her research interests include corporate governance, corporate reputation, and international entrepreneurship.

Martina Musteen, Deepak Datta, and Pol Herrman. Forthcoming. "Ownership Structure and CEO Compensation: Implications for the Choice of Foreign Market Entry Mode."  Journal of International Business Studies.