Exploring the Effect of Religious Piety on Corporate Governance: Evidence from Anti-takeover Defenses and Historical Religious Identification
Because religious piety induces individuals to be more honest and risk averse, it makes managers less likely to exploit shareholders, thereby mitigating the agency conflict and potentially influencing governance arrangements. We exploit the variation in religious piety across the U.S. counties and i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2017
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 141, Issue: 3, Pages: 469-476 |
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Corporate governance
B Religious piety B Anti-takeover B Religion B G34 B Z12 B Takeover defenses |
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