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Essays In Behavioral Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, And Higher Purpose, Kingsley Wabara
Essays In Behavioral Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, And Higher Purpose, Kingsley Wabara
Olin Business School Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Does individual financial risk-taking behavior indeed vary by gender? If yes, how exactly? Moreover, what happens when individuals with differential tendencies (e.g., risk-taking, sense of higher purpose, et cetera) come together in small groups such as the corporate board to decide on financial risk-taking or conduct intense board oversight? What role does group or board structure play in all of these? In effect, how does the within-group power and influence asymmetry affect the manifestation of the individual tendencies in boards’ decisions, corporate behavior, and financial outcomes? The lack of conclusive answers to these questions is at the core of several …