Journal article
CEO Gender, Ethical Leadership, and Accounting Conservatism
Journal of Business Ethics, Vol.127(2), pp.351-370
2015
Abstract
Since male CEOs dominate corporate leadership, the literature on top management decision making suffers from an implicit masculine bias. Although research indicates that males and females are biologically and psychologically different, the leadership characteristics of female CEOs are largely unexplored. Two of these characteristics, risk aversion and ethical sensitivity, are tied to key accounting issues, such as conservatism in financial reporting and steadfast opposition to fraud. In this study, we examine the relationship between CEO gender and accounting conservatism, and find a positive association between the two. Consistent with conventional wisdom, this association appears to be stronger in firms with high rather than low litigation and takeover risks. This study contributes to the ethics literature by highlighting the benefits of gender diversity in upholding the integrity of financial reporting.
Details
- Title
- CEO Gender, Ethical Leadership, and Accounting Conservatism
- Authors/Creators
- S.S.M. Ho (Author/Creator)A.Y. Li (Author/Creator)K. Tam (Author/Creator)F.F. Zhang (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of Business Ethics, Vol.127(2), pp.351-370
- Publisher
- Springer
- Number of pages
- 20
- Identifiers
- 991005541448307891
- Copyright
- Springer
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Management and Governance
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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