Executives' "off-the-job" behavior, corporate culture, and financial reporting risk

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-28

  Davidson, Robert ^a   Dey, Aiyesha ^b   Smith, Abbie ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Executive frugality; Financial reporting risk; Legal infractions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931064702     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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