Alan E. Ellstrand Data-verified

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High Impact

Researcher

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-23

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22 h-index 58 pubs 8,566 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Alan E. Ellstrand's research program investigates the social relationships and processes that influence the behavior of corporate elite members. His work has examined the performance of founders and professional CEOs across different institutions, utilizing meta-analytic approaches. Ellstrand has also explored the dynamics between principals and agents, focusing on affect-based views and the consequences of selecting qualified lead independent directors.

His research further delves into network structures and their impact on corporate decision-making. This includes studies on relationship formation and change within ego networks, employing a regulatory focus framework. Additionally, Ellstrand has investigated peer benchmarking and its influence on CEO compensation, analyzing the community structure of compensation peer networks. He has also conducted meta-analyses on the relationship between board characteristics and firm performance, and explored the strategic use of alliances for enhancing firm legitimacy.

Ellstrand is recognized as a highly cited researcher with an h-index of 22 and over 8,400 citations across his 58 publications. He leads a research group and collaborates with other faculty members at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Jon Johnson, Jason W. Ridge, and Michael Cummings.

Metrics

  • h-index: 22
  • Publications: 58
  • Citations: 8,566

Selected Publications

  • New sheriff in town: A quad model approach to examining the consequences of selecting a qualified lead independent directors (2025)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Toward An Affect Based View of Principal–Agent Dynamics (2022)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Relationship Formation and Change in Ego Networks: A Regulatory Focus Framework (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Peer benchmarking and CEO compensation: An examination of the community structure of the compensation peer network (2022)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Research on social relationships and processes governing the behaviors of members of the corporate elite: a review and bibliometric analysis (2021)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Founder and professional <scp>CEOs</scp>' performance differences across institutions: A <scp>meta‐analytic</scp> study (2021)
    15 citations DOI OpenAlex

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