This article describes the results of a survey of professional workers that was designed to explore the underlying reasons for the widely documented under representation of women in information technology jobs. Our analysis suggests that it is different occupational personalities between men and...

Using data from 1,080 study participants, this study simulates a hiring scenario in which personality measures are used to screen candidates for a hypothetical expatriate (expat) position. On the basis of recent research indicating that selected “big five” personality variables are related...

This study examines abnormal stock price changes prior to executive stock option grants. We suggest that executives may have the incentive to manipulate information released to the market during the period just prior to their stock-option grant dates so as to reduce the exercise price of their...

This study examines abnormal stock price changes prior to executive stock option grants. We suggest that executives may have the incentive to manipulate information released to the market during the period just prior to their stock-option grant dates so as to reduce the exercise price of their...

This paper reports evidence in support of the hypothesis that closely-held ownership, institutional holdings and the degree of financial leverage are jointly and endogenously determined. An inverse relation between the percentage of closely-held shares and institutional holdings is apparent, as...