Document Type
Article
Keywords
earnings management; CEO power; CEO gender
Identifier Data
https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-04-2022-0154
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Rights Management
Copyright © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited
Abstract
Research on gender and finance finds that women chief executive officers (CEOs) are relatively risk-averse and more ethical than their male counterparts. These differences are often presented as reasons for lower earnings management by firms led by women. A strand of contrasting literature however finds the notions of women being risk-averse and ethical not necessarily true for women occupying top leadership positions as women successful in shattering the glass ceiling adopt behaviors like men. This study attempts to understand the differences between the ethical tendencies of the two genders by examining if CEO power impacts the relation between CEO gender and earnings management.
