The mediating role of sustainable growth rate on the association between CEO characteristics and share prices: proof from Palestine
- Publication Type
- Original research
- Authors
- Abdulnaser Ibrahim Nour
- Duha Jamal Rabaia
- Saed AlKoni
- Samah Ghassan Qarmash
This study explores the impact of chief executive officer (CEO) characteristics on the share price, specifically focusing on the mediating role of the sustainable growth rate (SGR). It employs a quantitative methodology to analyze data from industrial firms listed on the Palestine Stock Exchanges from 2016 to 2022. The analysis utilizes multivariate regression and Sobel tests. The results indicate that CEO characteristics have a significant effect on share prices. While CEO education and experience show a marginally positive influence, CEO age appears to have a slight negative impact. The analysis also reveals that CEO and firm age negatively correlate with share price, in contrast to firm size and leverage, which exert positive impacts. Further, while CEO characteristics significantly influence SGR, the study finds that most CEO attributes, except for CEO age, do not significantly affect SGR. Despite SGR having a …
- Title
- Journal of the Knowledge Economy
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publisher Country
- Switzerland
- Indexing
- Scopus
- Impact Factor
- None
- Publication Type
- Prtinted only
- Volume
- 16
- Year
- 2025
- Pages
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