We investigate the effect of the community values surrounding a firm’s headquarters on the percentage of women on a firm’s board of directors. We use social capital, religiosity, and political affiliation measures to capture the values associated with the community norms. We find that firms...

In this paper, we document a strong comovement between a firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) score and the CSR scores of their social network. This result is strongest for the CEO’s social network and when firms that have a high number of connections or more central positions within...

The businesses behind Dubai Sports City, the branding of David Beckham, and the presence and popularity of fantasy sports leagues on the internet are unmistakable indicators that the sports and the entertainment industries are quickly becoming one and the same. But, you needn't travel far or be...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between psychopathy and its underlying traits and financial risk and time preferences. Design/methodology/approach: The authors measure risk and time preferences using both the cumulative prospect theory and quasi-hyperbolic time...

Purpose: This paper aims to examine market inefficiencies in the National Football League (NFL) betting market from the 2003 season to the 2016 season. Design/methodology/approach: The author examines the impact that division rivals and previously known determinants of inefficiencies have on...