This paper analyzes the relationship between ownership structure (shareholders' stake and identity) and corporate risk taking for a sample of companies from 21 OECD countries for the period 2000-2008. Our main contribution is considering simultaneously the effect of growth opportunities and the...

Purpose: This paper studies the impact of CEOs’ personality and social connections on corporate risk-taking in the Russian market. Design/methodology/approach: Using a sample of 93 large listed Russian corporations between 2008 and 2016, we test a range of personal traits, including the...