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We investigate the influence of managerial preferences proxied by national culture on takeover performance in a cross-disciplinary international study. To this end, we rely on the cultural dimensions according to Hofstede et al. (2010). Some managerial preferences are related to certain cultural...
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Based on a large international sample, we show how the decision-making power of CEOs in conjunction with prevailing institutional discretion relates to corporate resources allocated towards CSR strategy. First, especially with greater institutional discretion, powerful CEOs pursue exaggerated...
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We analyze the use of positive and negative language in financial disclosures and the ability of such language to predict long-term gains to the acquirers. In order to predict long-term takeover performance, we apply textual analysis to the MD&A Section of SEC filings for M&A deals taking place...
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This study investigates the perceived and actual trustworthiness and truthfulness of female managers when using rhetoric to advertise their trustworthiness in public disclosure documents. We find that the stock market reacts more favorably to trust rhetoric if the document has been prepared...
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Prior work has documented that incoming CEOs make accounting decisions which reduce reported firm performance. It is however unclear what motivates this so-called “big bath” behavior. For one, it might serve to give a more accurate representation of actual firm performance, when the prior...
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