New Kids on the Block: The Effect of Generation X Directors on Corporate Performance

Generational identity can influence many aspects of our life, from family and work to political views and consumer behavior. Countless books and articles have been written on the subject...In 2007, Gen Xers held a negligible five percent of board seats in S&P 1500 companies, but by 2017, twenty percent of the board seats were held by Gen Xers. Are these “New Kids on the Block” able to imprint some of their core values and beliefs on the organizations they now help lead? Do they influence overall firm performance? These are the question we explore in a new paper titled “New Kids on the Block: The Effect of Generation X Directors on Corporate Performance.”

Zhaozhao He, Mihail Miletkov, Viktoriya Staneva

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