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Personality and Risk-Taking Behavior
There are many factors that affect an individual in the process of being an entrepreneur and taking risks. The first of these is the personality of...
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The economic incentive for risk taking in professional partnerships
Professional service firms are common in some areas, in particular auditing and law. They are organized as partnerships, private corporations, or...
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Asymmetric and dynamic analyses of the risk-taking channels of monetary policy in Ghana
The paper examined the banking system risk-taking channels of monetary policy in Ghana. Within time and frequency spectrum, the study also explored...
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Threshold effect of bank governance on risk-taking behaviours of banks; the role of regulatory framework in Africa
The study examines the threshold and joint effects of bank governance and regulations in explaining the risk-taking behaviour of banks in Africa. It...
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Dividend policy framework and bank risk-taking in Africa: do women inclusion in governance system offer new insight?
This study examines the role of women included in governance system in explaining the impact of dividend policy framework on the risk-taking of...
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Double-edged effect of female directors on strategic change: more monitoring but less risk-taking
Research suggests that female directors can affect strategic change by changing board dynamics via gender diversity; however, this is only part of...
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How executive incentive design affects risk-taking: a literature review
This paper presents a review of research regarding the effects of monetary executive incentives on risk-taking. More precisely, we investigate...
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Competition and bank risk-taking in Sub-Saharan Africa countries
The last 3 decades have witnessed a growing trend of financial sector liberalization in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, along with increased...
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The impact of tones of executive communication on firm risk-taking: Evidence from performance volatility and acquisition spending
Although current research has demonstrated that executive verbal communication could shape shareholders’ expectancy and responses, the hazards of...
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The perils of acting rashly: Risk-taking propensity impeding emotion-based learning in entrepreneurs
Errors are common in the entrepreneurial world, but the ability to learn from past mistakes can separate successful entrepreneurs from the rest. On...
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Will fintech development increase commercial banks risk-taking? Evidence from China
The development of financial technology (Fintech henceforth) has brought both opportunities and challenges to commercial banks’ risk management....
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Integrating uncertainty and governance into a capital structure puzzle: can risk-taking and rule-taking explain zero-leverage firms?
This study uses a multidisciplinary lens to investigate new determinants of the puzzling phenomenon of zero leverage, where firms contain only equity...
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Consumer altruism and risk taking: why do altruistic consumers take more risks?
This research studies an interesting and counter-intuitive relationship between consumer altruism and risk taking. While these two constructs have...
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Establishing a Culture of Innovation and Risk-Taking
This chapter highlights the importance of creating just and inclusive dynamics within organisations.
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Examination of the Effects of the Personality Traits and Risk Taking Factors of Entrepreneurs in TDZs on Innovation
A lot of studies have been done, and continue to be done, on the processes and challenges that entrepreneurs confront while founding new businesses...
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Subsidiary operations in offshore financial centers and bank risk-taking: International evidence
The last two decades have witnessed a growing trend of traditional onshore banks establishing affiliates and subsidiaries offshore, along with...
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Do board characteristics affect bank risk-taking and performance? Evidence from Indonesian and Malaysian Islamic banks
This paper aims to investigate the impact of board characteristics on the risk-taking and performance of Indonesian and Malaysian Islamic banks. It...
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Board diversity and risk-taking of family firms: Evidence from China
Using a sample of more than 1,500 Chinese listed firms over four years of observation (2015–2018), this study examines the effects of family...
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Bank regulation, ownership and risk taking behavior in the MENA region: policy implications for banks in emerging economies
This paper investigates the impact of bank regulation and ownership on the risk-taking behavior of financial institutions in the MENA region. We test...
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Product market competition and investment efficiency nexus with mediating effect of firm risk-taking in Pakistan
The objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of the product market competition on investment efficiency with the mediating effect of Firm...