The Impact of CEO’s Overseas Backgrounds on Firm Market Value: A Tobin’s Q Perspective

Qinhan Li; Yuxuan Liu; Yunxin Zhang; Yunfan Zeng

doi:10.54254/2754-1169/2025.BL29934

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Received: 19 November 2025

Published: 26 November 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/2025.BL29934

Article Type: Research Article

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Li,Q.;Liu,Y.;Zhang,Y.;Zeng,Y. (2025). The Impact of CEO’s Overseas Backgrounds on Firm Market Value: A Tobin’s Q Perspective. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,245,45-55.

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