Does independent directors’ monitoring affect reputation? Evidence from the stock and labor markets

Using novel data on independent directors’ opinions in China, we investigate the stock and labor market effects prompted by independent directors publicly saying “no” to major board decisions. We find that the market reacts negatively to modified director opinions, but positively to firms interlocke...

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Main Authors: Jun Du, Qingchuan Hou, Xuesong Tang, Yiwei Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:China Journal of Accounting Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755309118300029