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 …

We show how board diversity influences stock price crash risk. By classifying board diversity
into relation-oriented diversity (gender and age) and task-oriented diversity (tenure and …

Purpose This study provides empirical support for the cultural economics model between
executive team and firm performance and offers important implications for policy selection …

We propose that firms in regions with strong tax enforcement efforts have low stock price
crash risk. Using a large sample of Chinese firms from 2003 to 2017, we find that tax …

We propose and test whether adverse life events experienced by CEOs are associated with
firms' stock price crash risk. Based on a large sample of Chinese companies from 2000 to …

We investigate whether social trust environment influences earnings management. Using a
sample of Chinese firms during 2001–2016, we find strong evidence that social trust …

We show how board social capital influences stock price crash risk. Considering that
directors are embedded in two kinds of social capital—internal and external—the …

This study examines the association between audit firm's Confucianism and stock price
crash risk. We postulate that Confucian moral standards predict a mixed relationship …

Purpose This study examines how Confucianism, as an informal system, alleviates manager–
shareholder conflicts and thus decreases managerial behavior of keeping higher levels of …

This paper investigates the effect of Confucianism on corporate earnings management.
Using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2007 to 2017, we find that corporate earnings …