Alan E. Ellstrand

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Professor of Management

University of Arkansas primary Arkansas State University

Also affiliated: California State University System (1996); Kansas State University (2017); California State University, Long Beach (1970–1999)

22 h-index 58 pubs 8,727 cited

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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: 8,727

Positions

Professor of Management publications 1970–2026

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page

Selected Publications

A Process Model of Board Characteristics and Firm Financial Performance: A Meta‐Analytic Structural Equation Modeling Approach (2026)

Corporate Governance An International Review DOI OpenAlex
New sheriff in town: A quad model approach to examining the consequences of selecting a qualified lead independent directors (2025)

Strategic Management Journal 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Toward An Affect Based View of Principal–Agent Dynamics (2022)

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Relationship Formation and Change in Ego Networks: A Regulatory Focus Framework (2022)

Group & Organization Management 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Peer benchmarking and CEO compensation: An examination of the community structure of the compensation peer network (2022)

Corporate Governance An International Review 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)

Review of Managerial Science 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Founder and professional CEOs ' performance differences across institutions: A meta‐analytic study (2021)

Global Strategy Journal 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
Expanding and Evolving an Innovation Concentration (2020)

4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Navigating the New Normal: Political Affinity and Multinationals’ Post‐Acquisition Performance (2019)

Journal of Management Studies 98 citations DOI OpenAlex
Extending the Situational Crisis Communication Theory: The Impact of Linguistic Style and Culture (2019)

Corporate Reputation Review 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Final Countdown: Regulatory Focus and the Phases of CEO Retirement (2018)

Academy of Management Review 48 citations DOI OpenAlex
Exploring the Impact of Institutional Investor and Board Interlock Networks on Acquisition Premium (2017)

Academy of Management Proceedings 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Exploring the Relationship Between Peer Network Structure and CEO Compensation (2017)

Academy of Management Proceedings DOI OpenAlex
On Academic Rankings, Unacceptable Methods, and the Social Obligations of Business Schools (2017)

Decision Sciences 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
Riding off into the Sunset: Organizational Sensegiving, Shareholder Sensemaking, and Reactions to CEO Retirement (2017)

Journal of Management Studies 30 citations DOI OpenAlex