This paper examines the multi-dimensional effects of Confucianism on corporate innovation in China. Using a sample of firms in high-tech industries during 2011 to 2020, we found that Confucianism restricts corporate innovation output. In particular, the hierarchical social order and masculinity...

As end-users work with increasingly complex technologies, it is important that these technologies be used to the fullest extent possible. Time is needed to learn how to use these new technologies and fit them to user tasks, but the fact that a user has gained experience does not mean that...

This paper examines how individual religiosity at the top level of organizations affects the quality of their disclosure practices, as measured by the readability of annual reports. Our paper extends the recent accounting and finance literature that moves away from a location-based measure to an...