Randall A. Heron

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Randall A. Heron is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Randall A. Heron has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Accounting, 13 papers in Finance and 9 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Randall A. Heron's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (17 papers), Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (8 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (8 papers). Randall A. Heron is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (17 papers), Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (8 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (8 papers). Randall A. Heron collaborates with scholars based in United States. Randall A. Heron's co-authors include Erik Lie, Kenneth A. Carow, Tod Perry, Jared I. Wilson, Amrou Awaysheh, Todd Saxton, Wilbur G. Lewellen, Robert Neal, Bruce G. Resnick and Kimberly Cornaggia and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, Strategic Management Journal and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Randall A. Heron

18 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

On the relation between corporate social responsibility a... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. On the relation between corporate social responsibility and financial performance
    2020 307 citations Amrou Awaysheh, Randall A. Heron et al. Strategic Management Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Randall A. Heron United States 12 879 596 436 335 165 20 1.3k
Vahap Bülent Uysal United States 14 810 0.9× 461 0.8× 419 1.0× 347 1.0× 100 0.6× 23 1.2k
Shantanu Banerjee United Kingdom 12 733 0.8× 492 0.8× 214 0.5× 310 0.9× 119 0.7× 33 1.0k
Victoria Dickinson United States 8 722 0.8× 475 0.8× 213 0.5× 350 1.0× 128 0.8× 17 1.1k
Rongli Yuan China 10 801 0.9× 350 0.6× 287 0.7× 308 0.9× 118 0.7× 31 1.0k
Peter Roosenboom Netherlands 23 1.2k 1.4× 394 0.7× 473 1.1× 442 1.3× 81 0.5× 69 1.5k
William Rees United Kingdom 17 964 1.1× 615 1.0× 306 0.7× 183 0.5× 96 0.6× 36 1.2k
Karin S. Thorburn Norway 19 1.4k 1.5× 481 0.8× 680 1.6× 420 1.3× 165 1.0× 49 1.7k
Buen Sin Low Singapore 9 967 1.1× 1.0k 1.7× 406 0.9× 364 1.1× 374 2.3× 12 1.6k
Christodoulos Louca Cyprus 17 1.1k 1.3× 417 0.7× 554 1.3× 275 0.8× 49 0.3× 39 1.4k
Philipp Krüger Switzerland 3 718 0.8× 929 1.6× 450 1.0× 404 1.2× 341 2.1× 5 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Randall A. Heron

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Randall A. Heron

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Awaysheh, Amrou, Randall A. Heron, Tod Perry, & Jared I. Wilson. (2020). On the relation between corporate social responsibility and financial performance. Strategic Management Journal. 41(6). 965–987. 307 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heron, Randall A. & Erik Lie. (2016). Do Stock Options Overcome Managerial Risk Aversion? Evidence from Exercises of Executive Stock Options. Management Science. 63(9). 3057–3071.
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Heron, Randall A. & Erik Lie. (2015). The effect of poison pill adoptions and court rulings on firm entrenchment. Journal of Corporate Finance. 35. 286–296. 4 indexed citations
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Heron, Randall A. & Erik Lie. (2009). What Fraction of Stock Option Grants to Top Executives Have Been Backdated or Manipulated?. Management Science. 55(4). 513–525. 104 indexed citations
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Heron, Randall A., et al.. (2009). Financial Restructuring in Fresh‐Start Chapter 11 Reorganizations. Financial Management. 38(4). 727–745. 18 indexed citations
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Carow, Kenneth A., Randall A. Heron, Erik Lie, & Robert Neal. (2009). Option grant backdating investigations and capital market discipline. Journal of Corporate Finance. 15(5). 562–572. 7 indexed citations
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Heron, Randall A., Erik Lie, & Kimberly Cornaggia. (2008). Financial Restructuring in Fresh Start Chapter 11 Reorganizations. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Heron, Randall A., Erik Lie, & Tod Perry. (2007). On the Use (and Abuse) of Stock Option Grants. CFA Digest. 37(3). 92–93.
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Heron, Randall A., Erik Lie, & Tod Perry. (2007). On the Use (and Abuse) of Stock Option Grants. Financial Analysts Journal. 63(3). 17–27. 8 indexed citations
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Heron, Randall A. & Erik Lie. (2007). Does backdating explain the stock price pattern around executive stock option grants?. Journal of Financial Economics. 83(2). 271–295. 111 indexed citations
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Heron, Randall A. & Erik Lie. (2006). On the Use of Poison Pills and Defensive Payouts by Takeover Targets*. The Journal of Business. 79(4). 1783–1807. 23 indexed citations
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Carow, Kenneth A., Randall A. Heron, & Todd Saxton. (2004). Do early birds get the returns? An empirical investigation of early‐mover advantages in acquisitions. Strategic Management Journal. 25(6). 563–585. 167 indexed citations
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Heron, Randall A. & Erik Lie. (2004). A Comparison of the Motivations for and the Information Content of Different Types of Equity Offerings. The Journal of Business. 77(3). 605–632. 79 indexed citations
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Heron, Randall A., et al.. (2003). The Improper Use of Dartboard Portfolios as Performance Benchmarks. 1 indexed citations
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Carow, Kenneth A. & Randall A. Heron. (2002). Capital market reactions to the passage of the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 42(3). 465–485. 61 indexed citations
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Heron, Randall A. & Erik Lie. (2002). Operating Performance and the Method of Payment in Takeovers. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 37(1). 137–137. 213 indexed citations
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Heron, Randall A., et al.. (2002). Price uncertainty and corporate value. Journal of Corporate Finance. 8(3). 271–286. 57 indexed citations
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Carow, Kenneth A. & Randall A. Heron. (2001). Capital Market Reactions to the Passage of the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Carow, Kenneth A. & Randall A. Heron. (1998). The interstate banking and branching efficiency act of 1994: A wealth event for acquisition targets. Journal of Banking & Finance. 22(2). 175–196. 39 indexed citations
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Heron, Randall A. & Wilbur G. Lewellen. (1998). An Empirical Analysis of the Reincorporation Decision. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 33(4). 549–549. 49 indexed citations

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