Simon Peck

Associate Professor

Department of Design & Innovation

Weatherhead School of Management

Faculty Director

EMBA

Weatherhead School of Management

Simon Peck’s research centers on the link between corporate governance and organization performance, characteristics of the board of directors and top management, and the firm’s competitive advantage. Peck’s work looks closely at topics of executive compensation contracts, board composition and structure, and how top executives do strategic planning.

Initially Appointed: 2003

Teaching Information

Teaching Interests

Strategic Management
Corporate Governance

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Courses Taught

Corporate Governance and Dialogues in Healthcare

Strategic Issues and Applications

Taking Care of Business: Corporate Governance and the Chief Executive Officer

Office Hours

By Appointment Only

Research Information

Research Interests

Corporate Governance
Strategic Planning
Executive Compensation

Awards and Honors

Theodore M Alfred Distinguished Service Award

2017

External Appointments

Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Management Studies, 2009 - Present
Editor, Associate Editor, Long Range Planning, 2007 - Present

Publications

Anokhin, S. , Vincent, J. , Peck, S. I.,
Corporate Venture Capital: The Role of Governance Factors (vol. 69, issue 11) Journal of Business Research
Conyon, M. , Peck, S. I., G, S.
New Perspectives on the Governance of Executive Compensation: Examining the Role of Compensation Consultants. Journal of Management and Governance Journal of Management and Governance
Peck, S. I., Bailey, B.
Board room strategic decision making: Understanding the Antecedents (vol. 21, issue 2, pp. 131-146) Corporate Governance: An International Review
Peck, S. I., Georgakakis, D. , Greve, P. , Ruigrok, W. (2020).
The Curse of Extremes: Generalist Career Experience and Initial CEO Compensation (vol. 47, issue 8) Journal of Management
Conyon, M. , Peck, S. I., Sadler, G. , Zhang, Z. (2019).
Do Compensation Consultants Drive Up CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Public Firms British Journal of Management
Conyon, M. , Peck, S. I., Sadler, G. (2009).
Compensation Consultants and Executive Pay: Evidence from the United States and United Kingdom (vol. 23, issue 1) Academy of Management Perspectives
Keller, H. , Peck, S. I., Ruigrok, W. (2006).
Board Characteristics and Involvement in Strategic Decision-making (issue August) Journal of Management Studies
Conyon, M. , Peck, S. I., Sadler, G. (2001).
Corporate Tournaments and executive compensation (vol. 19, issue 1) Strategic Management Journal
Conyon, M. , Peck, S. I., Read, L. , Sadler, G. (2000).
Executive compensation contracts: UK evidence (vol. 33, issue 4) Long Range Planning
Conyon, M. , Fenton, E. , Peck, S. I., Pettigrew, A. , Whittington, R. (1999).
Change and complementarities in the new competitive landscape: A European panel study 1992-1996 (vol. 10, issue 5) Organization Science
Peck, S. I., Conyon, M. J. (1998).
Board control, remuneration committees and top management compensation (vol. 41, issue 2, pp. 146-157) Academy of Management Journal

Education

PhD

University of Leeds

1999

Master of Arts