Steve Sauerwald

1.4k total citations
30 papers, 997 citations indexed

About

Steve Sauerwald is a scholar working on Accounting, Strategy and Management and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Steve Sauerwald has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 997 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Accounting, 14 papers in Strategy and Management and 8 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Steve Sauerwald's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (23 papers), Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (9 papers) and Gender Diversity and Inequality (7 papers). Steve Sauerwald is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (23 papers), Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (9 papers) and Gender Diversity and Inequality (7 papers). Steve Sauerwald collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Finland. Steve Sauerwald's co-authors include Mike W. Peng, Weichieh Su, Marc van Essen, Pursey Heugens, Roxana Turturea, Patricio Durán, Ruth V. Aguilera, Zhiang Lin, László Tihanyi and J. van Oosterhout and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal and Journal of Management.

In The Last Decade

Steve Sauerwald

29 papers receiving 965 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steve Sauerwald United States 15 652 602 210 138 120 30 997
Weichieh Su Taiwan 11 465 0.7× 620 1.0× 167 0.8× 130 0.9× 265 2.2× 12 937
Kurt A. Desender Spain 13 1000 1.5× 651 1.1× 260 1.2× 109 0.8× 164 1.4× 36 1.3k
Ayoib Che Ahmad Malaysia 20 1.1k 1.7× 610 1.0× 151 0.7× 82 0.6× 73 0.6× 111 1.4k
Krista B. Lewellyn United States 16 719 1.1× 431 0.7× 198 0.9× 140 1.0× 66 0.6× 29 1.1k
Sang Mook Lee United States 19 619 0.9× 471 0.8× 133 0.6× 182 1.3× 142 1.2× 50 1.0k
Guy D. Fernando United States 14 736 1.1× 373 0.6× 207 1.0× 110 0.8× 70 0.6× 34 1.0k
Margarita Tsoutsoura United States 13 504 0.8× 352 0.6× 105 0.5× 241 1.7× 149 1.2× 34 894
John Malagila United Kingdom 10 641 1.0× 412 0.7× 108 0.5× 144 1.0× 157 1.3× 18 1.0k
Helen Kang Australia 13 795 1.2× 441 0.7× 241 1.1× 72 0.5× 98 0.8× 27 1.0k
Nuria Reguera Alvarado Spain 13 680 1.0× 428 0.7× 187 0.9× 129 0.9× 168 1.4× 29 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steve Sauerwald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steve Sauerwald

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Turturea, Roxana, Steve Sauerwald, & Pursey Heugens. (2025). Forging agents of the state? How political institutions impact CEO compensation in state-owned enterprises. Journal of International Business Studies. 56(5). 589–607. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Victor Zitian, et al.. (2022). Multistakeholder Benefits: A Meta-Analysis of Different Theories. Business & Society. 62(3). 612–645. 6 indexed citations
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Haque, Waqas, et al.. (2021). It’s Not What You Say, But How You Sound: CEO Vocal Masculinity and the Board's Early‐Stage CEO Compensation Decisions. Journal of Management Studies. 59(5). 1227–1252. 5 indexed citations
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Sauerwald, Steve, et al.. (2021). Female Board Representation and Firm Efficiency:Investigating via Human Capital Development Policies. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2021(1). 15809–15809.
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Post, Corinne, et al.. (2020). Evaluating Board Candidates: A Threat-Contingency Model of Shareholder Dissent Against Female Director Candidates. Organization Science. 32(1). 86–110. 28 indexed citations
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Mutlu, Sunay, et al.. (2020). CEO outside directorships and managerial efficiency: The role of host board capital. Corporate Governance An International Review. 29(1). 45–66. 5 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Ruth V., et al.. (2020). State ownership, political ideology, and firm performance around the world. Journal of World Business. 56(1). 101113–101113. 84 indexed citations
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Heugens, Pursey, Steve Sauerwald, Roxana Turturea, & Marc van Essen. (2019). Does state ownership hurt or help minority shareholders? International evidence from control block acquisitions. Global Strategy Journal. 10(4). 750–778. 18 indexed citations
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Sauerwald, Steve & Weichieh Su. (2019). CEO overconfidence and CSR decoupling. Corporate Governance An International Review. 27(4). 283–300. 157 indexed citations
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Blevins, Dane P., Steve Sauerwald, Jenny M. Hoobler, & Christopher J. Robertson. (2019). Gender Differences in Pay Levels: An Examination of the Compensation of University Presidents. Organization Science. 30(3). 600–616. 13 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hong, Xufei Ma, Steve Sauerwald, & Mike W. Peng. (2017). Home Country Institutions Behind Cross-Border Acquisition Performance. Journal of Management. 45(4). 1315–1342. 71 indexed citations
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Mutlu, Sunay, et al.. (2017). CEO Outside Board Service and Managerial Ability. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2017(1). 16460–16460. 2 indexed citations
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Sauerwald, Steve, J. van Oosterhout, Marc van Essen, & Mike W. Peng. (2016). Proxy Advisors and Shareholder Dissent: A Cross-Country Comparative Study. Journal of Management. 44(8). 3364–3394. 18 indexed citations
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Su, Weichieh & Steve Sauerwald. (2015). Does Corporate Philanthropy Increase Firm Value? The Moderating Role of Corporate Governance. Business & Society. 57(4). 599–635. 61 indexed citations
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Sauerwald, Steve, J. van Oosterhout, & Marc van Essen. (2015). Expressive Shareholder Democracy: A Multilevel Study of Shareholder Dissent in 15 Western European Countries. Journal of Management Studies. 53(4). 520–551. 30 indexed citations
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Sauerwald, Steve, Zhiang Lin, & Mike W. Peng. (2014). Board social capital and excess CEO returns. Strategic Management Journal. 37(3). 498–520. 98 indexed citations
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Peng, Mike W. & Steve Sauerwald. (2013). Corporate Governance and Principal–Principal Conflicts. Oxford University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Sauerwald, Steve, Marc van Essen, & Hans van Oosterhout. (2013). "Shareholder Activism in Europe: Evidence from Shareholder Dissent in France, Germany, and the U.K.". Academy of Management Proceedings. 2013(1). 12565–12565. 1 indexed citations
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Dess, Gregory G. & Steve Sauerwald. (2013). Creating value in organizations. Organizational Dynamics. 43(1). 1–8. 15 indexed citations
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Sauerwald, Steve & Mike W. Peng. (2012). Informal institutions, shareholder coalitions, and principal–principal conflicts. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 30(3). 853–870. 96 indexed citations

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