Dr. M Narayanan

Professor

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Biography

Professor Narayanan's current research focuses on corporate governance. In particular, his research with Nejat Seyhun was instrumental in exposing the practice of executive option backdating. He has worked on corporate financial topics related to corporate scope, managerial behavior, and management compensation. His studies on corporate scope write about the motives behind divestitures and conglomeration that result in inefficient capital allocation, as well as patterns of corporate diversification across industries over time. Furthermore, his work on managerial compensation investigates how different compensation schemes can distort managerial decision horizons, which can lead to issues such as managerial myopia.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science