Lale Guler
Lale Guler
 

Lale Guler

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Dr. Lale Guler is a Clinical Professor at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. Prior to joining SMU, she taught at the University of Texas at Austin, Imperial College London, the University of Texas at Dallas, and Baruch College of the City University of New York. Her areas of expertise include corporate reporting, business sustainability reporting, and sustainable finance. She has published research on corporate governance and financial reporting issues in respected peer-reviewed academic journals.

She received the Deloitte Best Paper Award at an international business conference for her research demonstrating that firms can reduce the negative impact of managerial incentives on M&A outcomes by implementing a powerful governance mechanism: clawback provisions in executive compensation contracts. A recipient of the AAA Outstanding Reviewer Award and the Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence, Lale currently studies sustainable finance, gender diversity in top management teams, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues in organizations. She earned her Ph.D. at Texas A&M University.

Email

LGuler@smu.edu

LINKEDIN

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laleguler

 
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TEACHING

Lale teaches various business sustainability courses, designed primarily for the graduate students at SMU. She uses insights from her research in corporate decision-making to equip her students with skills to become better decision makers. Her classes help students develop critical thinking and communication skills. Her students consistently report that they are inspired to learn more after taking her class.

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RESEARCH

Working Papers

“Recognizing gender role congruity in newly appointed CEOs’ strategic risk-taking” with Miranda Welbourne Eleazar

“What Determines SEC Penalties for ESG Violations? A Moral Breach Amplification Framework” with Miranda Welbourne Eleazar and Emanuel Zur

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

Guler, L. (2018). Has SFAS 142 improved the usefulness of goodwill impairment loss and goodwill balances for investors? Review of Managerial Science, 12(3), 559–592.

Brown, A., Davis-Friday, P., Guler, L., & Marquardt, C. (2015). Merger and acquisition decisions and U.S. firms’ voluntary adoption of clawback provisions in executive compensation contracts. Journal of Business, Finance, and Accounting, 42, 237-271.

Darrough, M., Guler, L., & Wang, P. (2014). Goodwill impairment losses and CEO compensation. Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, 29(4), 435-463.

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Other Passions

She is an avid tango dancer, and a fan of the Aegean beaches.