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Groping in the dark? Recent contributions to progress in interpretative research - a review
Mayrhofer, Wolfgang - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) 23 (2009) 2, pp. 166-182
This papers reviews recent books supporting the development of using qualitative methods in interpretative research. Revolving around three major issues, i.e. increasing the level of rigour, using software packages and new methodological developments, the paper outlines the specific...
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Logical Reasoning in Management: From "Philosopher Kings" to Logical Managers?
Butt, Mohid Farooq - In: Junior Management Science (JUMS) 8 (2023) 4, pp. 845-864
To what extent does a manager's logical reasoning ability impact their managerial responsibility? This study delves into the significance of logical reasoning ability in the realm of management. To accomplish this objective, I developed a logical reasoning assessment whose internal consistency...
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A study of operators' computing efficiency with special focus on the readability under different viewing angles of a desktop
Maillck, Z.; Asjad, Mohammad - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering International 11 (2015), pp. 131-141
display terminal 15° and 40°, below horizontal eye level, were taken up for a visually intensive readability task. An … operating parameters to determine optimum readability performance. The results suggested that performance was better at 15 …
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The inconsistent effects of plain English disclosures on nonprofessional investors' risk judgments
Riley, Jennifer; Taylor, Eileen - In: International Journal of Financial Studies 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-17
In this paper, we examine whether the readability of different types of corporate risk disclosures influences the risk … nonprofessional investors (NPIs), we find that readability, in conjunction with risk factor type, significantly influences investors …
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Complexity of ECB communication and financial market trading
Hayo, Bernd; Henseler, Kai; Rapp, Marc Steffen - 2019
We examine howthe verbal complexity of ECB communications affectsfi-nancial market trading based on high-frequency data fromEuropean stock index futures trading. Studying the 34 events between May 2009 and June 2017, during which the ECB Governing Council press conferences covered unconventional...
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Calisthenics with words: The effect of readability and investor sophistication on investors' performance judgment
Cui, Xiao Carol - In: International Journal of Financial Studies 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-14
readable and informative. Past research has shown that high readability is related to more extreme investor judgments of firm … performance. Processing fluency is the prevalent theory to explain this: higher readability increases the investor's subconscious … simultaneously influences investor decision-making, and that it has an interactive effect with readability. When presented with …
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Linguistic Metrics for Patent Disclosure: Evidence from University versus Corporate Patents
Kong, Nancy; Dulleck, Uwe; Jaffe, Adam; Sun, Shupeng; … - 2020
computational linguistic measures are useful indicators of readability of patents, we suggest that the disclosure function of …
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Talking in a language that everyone can understand? Transparency of speeches by the ECB Executive Board
Glas, Alexander; Müller, Lena - 2021
Using novel data on speeches held by members of the European Central Bank's Executive Board, we investigate whether monetary policy transparency has increased over time. With respect to the general public as the target audience, our findings suggest that the European Central Bank successfully...
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Impact of readability on corporate bond market
Fang-Klingler, Jieyan - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 12 (2019) 4, pp. 1-18
This paper investigates the impact of annual report readability on the corporate bond market. My findings indicate that … whether annual report readability matters to international market participants in the corporate bond market. My findings …
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Do poor and good performing companies report differently? The readability and impression management in corporate narrative documents: Evidence from Northern Europe
Pasko, Oleh; Minta, Stanislaw; Rudenko, Serhii; … - In: Verslas: Teorija ir praktika / Business: Theory and Practice 21 (2020) 2, pp. 835-849
The purpose of this paper is to assess the effect of financial performance on textual features of the CEO's statement. Specifically, given the incentives of poorly performed companies engage in impression management, the study investigates whether companies' reporting strategy hinges on its...
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