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Beyond narrative disclosure tone: the upper echelons theory perspective

Bassyouny, H., Abdelfattah, T. and Tao, L. (2020) Beyond narrative disclosure tone: the upper echelons theory perspective. International Review of Financial Analysis, 70. 101499. ISSN 1057-5219

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2020.101499

Abstract/Summary

This study investigates the key drives of narrative tone in the UK context where managers have more flexibility to frame narratives with stakeholders. While prior studies examined firm-specific characteristics as determinants of narrative tone, the current study employs the upper echelons theory and focusses on top managers’ characteristics. Using computerised textual analysis, our findings suggest that both observed and unobserved CEOs characteristics drive positive tone in the UK context and this relationship is moderated by corporate governance attributes. Specifically, older, female and financial expert CEOs display less positive tone. Considering psychological features, we find that narcissistic CEOs are more likely to display positive tone compared with non-narcissistic CEOs, however, this relationship declines in firms that have a higher independent board. Moreover, we found audit committee and board independence are negatively associated with positive tone. Additionally, we found more females on board increases the negative relationship between female CEOs and positive tone. These results have significant implications for top management, policy makers, regulators and the users of financial reporting.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > Business Informatics, Systems and Accounting
ID Code:90815
Publisher:Elsevier

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