Abstract
We study the effects of accounting losses on CEO turnover. If accounting losses provide incremental information about managerial ability, boards can utilize the information in losses to assess CEO's stewardship of assets, which is why losses may serve as a heuristic for managerial failure. We find a positive relation between losses and subsequent CEO turnover after controlling for other accounting and stock performance measures. We also find that losses are associated with an increase in board activity and that losses predict poor operating performance and future financial problems. Our results explain why CEOs manage earnings to avoid losses.
| Original language | English |
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| Peer-reviewed scientific journal | Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 877-906 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| ISSN | 0022-1090 |
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| Publication status | Published - 28.08.2018 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article - refereed |
Keywords
- 512 Business and Management