Centers of Interest
Corporate Governance.
Internationalization Strategies.
Top Management Team Characteristics and Processes.
Agency Theory.
Prospect Theory.
Executive Compensation.
Elie Matta is an Associate Professor at HEC Paris. He earned a Ph.D. in Business Administration in 2004, from the Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, Canada.
His research interests are primarily in agency theory and prospect theory, with focus on chief executive officers, executive compensation, managerial risk taking, and international strategy. His research has appeared in the leading academic journals, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal. He regularly presents his research in international academic conferences and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for various academic journals and research grant foundations.
He has received various awards including the J. Armand Bombardier Ph.D. Fellowship in Global Management and the University of Western Ontario Plan for Excellence Award, and the Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence Award. He also received in 2010 the CEMS Best Cours of the Year Award for his course "Managing Global Complexity." He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Academy of Management Journal.
Articles:
"Too Risky to Hold? The Effect of Downside Risk, Accumulated Equity Wealth, and Firm Performance on CEO Equity Reduction", Organization Science, July-August 2008, vol. 19, n° 4, pp. 567-580 (in coll. with J. McGuire).
"The accentuated CEO career horizon problem: evidence from international acquisitions", Strategic Management Journal, July 2008, vol. 29, n° 7, pp. 683-700 (in coll. with P. W. Beamish).
"CEO stock options: The silent dimension of ownership", Academy of Management Journal, April 2003, vol. 46, n° 2, pp. 255-265 (in coll. with J. B. McGuire).
Books:
Strategie et Gestion Internationale : Un recueil de cas, Pearson Custom Publishing, 2005 (in coll. with P. W. Beamish, E. Chrysostome, L. Hebert, Z. Su).
Published proceedings:
"On hubris, synergy, and discipline: Revisiting executive turnover following takeovers - Best Paper Award (Strategy Division)", Strategy Division Proceedings of the Administrative Science Association of Canada 2002, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2002 (in coll. with W. G. Rowe).
"Toward a social exchange perspective on power in top management teams", Strategy Division Proceedings of the Administrative Science Association of Canada 2001, London, Ontario, 2001.
Date of arrival at HEC Paris: 2004
Centers of interest
Corporate Governance.
Internationalization Strategies.
Top Management Team Characteristics and Processes.
Agency Theory.
Prospect Theory.
Executive Compensation.
Research and publications
Articles:
"Too Risky to Hold? The Effect of Downside Risk, Accumulated Equity Wealth, and Firm Performance on CEO Equity Reduction", Organization Science, July-August 2008, vol. 19, n° 4, pp. 567-580 (in coll. with J. McGuire).
"The accentuated CEO career horizon problem: evidence from international acquisitions", Strategic Management Journal, July 2008, vol. 29, n° 7, pp. 683-700 (in coll. with P. W. Beamish).
"CEO stock options: The silent dimension of ownership", Academy of Management Journal, April 2003, vol. 46, n° 2, pp. 255-265 (in coll. with J. B. McGuire).
Books:
Strategie et Gestion Internationale : Un recueil de cas, Pearson Custom Publishing, 2005 (in coll. with P. W. Beamish, E. Chrysostome, L. Hebert, Z. Su).
Published proceedings:
"On hubris, synergy, and discipline: Revisiting executive turnover following takeovers - Best Paper Award (Strategy Division)", Strategy Division Proceedings of the Administrative Science Association of Canada 2002, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2002 (in coll. with W. G. Rowe).
"Toward a social exchange perspective on power in top management teams", Strategy Division Proceedings of the Administrative Science Association of Canada 2001, London, Ontario, 2001.
Main courses taught at HEC
Human Resource Management, Grande Ecole
Strategic Pay and Executive Compensation, MBAs
Globalization and Human Resources, Grande école
Managing Global Complexity, Mastere
CURSUS
2004 Ph.D. in Business Administration, Richard Ivery School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, Canada.
1999 Master of Arts in Economics, American University of Beirut, Liban.
1996 Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Graduation with distinction), American University of Beirut, Liban.
Langues : anglais, arabe.
Other academic activities
External academic responsibility:
(April) Case Writing Workshop, Richard Ivey School of Business, London, Ontario, 2002-0.
(August) Case Teaching Workshop, Richard Ivey School of Business, London, Ontario, 2002-0.
Lecturer, Richard Ivey School of Business, Strategic Analysis and Action, the core Strategy course of the Honours in Business Administration program, 2003-2004.
Scientific activities
Membership of scientific or professional organisation:
Member of the Academy of Management.
Member of the Strategic Management Society.
Member, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Editorial activities:
Member, Editorial Board, Academy of Management Journal.
Honor distinction:
2010 Who's Who in the World.
2010 CEMS Best course of the year Award: Managing Global Complexity.
2009 Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence, "The Accentuated CEO Career Horizon Problem: Evidence from International Acquisitions", Strategic Management Journal, vol. 29, n° 7, selected as one of the 50 best articles published in 2008 in management.
2009 Ranked among the Top 10 Researchers at HEC Paris.
Best Paper Award for the Strategy Division of ASAC 2002.
J. Armand Bombardier Ph.D. Fellowship in Global Management.
