Seminar Talk by Stevo Pavićević on CEO dismissal

Pavićević, Associate Professor of Strategy at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, for a research seminar talk on the topic “Board Expectations Violated: Deviant Response to Performance Feedback [...] a theoretical framework exploring how CEOs’ responses to performance feedback can influence their risk of dismissal. Using expectancy violation theory, the study examines how unconventional strategies [...] industry norms may lead to unfavorable evaluations by the board of directors, leading to a higher risk of dismissal for the CEO. His talk provided interesting insights into the interplay between performance …