Do Local Protestant Values Affect Corporate Cash Holdings?

This study examines how local Protestant belief, as one type of social norms, affects corporate cash policies. We find that firms located in areas with more Protestants hold less cash reserves. The influence of local Protestant belief on cash holdings is more profound for firms with weak corporate g...

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Authors: Hu, Huajing (Author) ; Lian, Yili (Author) ; Zhou, Wencang (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2019
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 154, Issue: 1, Pages: 147-166
Further subjects:B Corporate cash holdings
B Corporate governance
B Cash policy
B Religion
B Protestant
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