Debt Issuer: Credit Rating Agency Relations and the Trinity of Solicitude: An Empirical Study of the Role of Commitment

Interest in credit ratings agencies and their role in financial markets is at an all-time high. Concerns about a lack of transparency concerning process, conflicts of interest, and limited competition are frequently discussed by politicians, regulators and other commentators. These issues we term th...

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Authors: Duff, Angus (Author) ; Einig, Sandra (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2015
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 129, Issue: 3, Pages: 553-569
Further subjects:B Calculative commitment
B Competition
B Transparency
B Relationship quality
B Affective commitment
B conflict of interest
B Trinity of solicitude
B Technical quality
B Credit rating agency
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