Purpose This article conducts a thorough review and synthesis of the empirical research on
the antecedents of stock price crash risk to ascertain the macro-, meso-and micro-level …

This paper investigates the extent to which female Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) affect
corporate leverage. We examine female CFOs in UK firms and find that they significantly …

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 …

We find that powerful chief executive officers (CEOs) are associated with higher crash risk.
The positive association between CEO power and crash risk holds when controlling for …

We examine the implication of executive gender on asset prices. Using a large sample of US
public firms during 2006–2015, we find a negative association between female CFOs and …

In within-firm analysis of 1,805 executives, executives implicated in financial reporting fraud
cases have significantly stronger equity incentives than their within-firm peers who are not …

While extending the scarce literature on determinants of corporate social responsibility
(CSR) decoupling, we examine the impact of CEO power on CSR decoupling. Using panel …

Numerous studies have shown the prevalence of overconfidence among Chief Financial
Officers (CFOs). Surprisingly, the real effect of CFO overconfidence is under-researched …

We study firms' investment in internal controls to reduce accounting manipulation. We first
show that peer managers' manipulation decisions are strategic complements: one manager …

A propensity for risk taking by men has been used to explain gender gaps in power, mobility
and success. Women who embrace risk, however, are in the precarious position of …