TY - GEN AU - Dalton, Dan R. AU - Daily, Catherine M. AU - Certo, S. Trevis AU - Roengpitya, Rungpen SN - 0001-4273 AU - Dalton, Dan R. AU - Daily, Catherine M. AU - Certo, S. Trevis AU - Roengpitya, Rungpen LA - eng CN - ENP-35b2966b-9d8b-4d27-ab7f-6076ea6ecfdb TI - Meta-analyses of financial performance and equity: fusion or confusion? PY - 2003 AB - Agency theory dominates research on equity holdings‐firm performance relationships; however, extant studies provide no consensus about the direction and magnitude of such relationships. Consistent linkages have not been demonstrated for firm performance and CEO, officer, director, institutional, or blockholder equity. We conducted a series of meta-analyses of relevant empirical ownership-performance studies. The meta-analyses provide few examples of systematic relationships, lending little support for agency theory. We propose a substitution theory perspective for future ownership-performance research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Academy of Management Journal is the property of Academy of Management and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder’s express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) ER -