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The literature offers no clear evidence on the effect of independent directors on firm value. We argue that, during stressful times, firms may need more and better expert advice to navigate a crisis. Outside independent directors can provide such advice. So, the role of independent directors may...
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deviation reduces CSR investments by about 8.22%. Further analysis shows that managers raised CSR investments during the crisis …, consistent with the risk-mitigation view, where managers invest in CSR to reduce their risk exposure. However, managers appear to … of the CSR investments during the crisis is motivated by managers' own risk preference. Additional robustness checks …
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Analyses of bank performance around the 2007-2008 financial crisis suggest that outside directors with financial experience acquired through longer board service at their own banks are more effective than those with financial experience attained elsewhere. Institutions with more long-tenured...
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We study whether a firm’s executives and directors with experience of leading a firm during the global financial crisis (GFC) helped the firm better respond to the COVID-19 crisis. We argue that executives and directors with GFC experience understood better than others the potential risks...
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This study investigates how CEO power is associated with stock price crash risk. We further examine the moderating roles of female directors’ critical mass and ownership structure on the relationship between CEO power and stock price crash risk. Employing one of the largest datasets to-date of...
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