A Linguistic-Based Approach to Measuring Innate Executive Traits: The Case of CEO Integrity
Published: Nov 1, 2016
Abstract
We forward and validate a linguistically-derived measure of CEO integrity. We contend low-integrity CEOs lack credibility when communicating, which creates a demand for explanations beyond that created by firm-specific or other CEO characteristics. We capture the supply of such explanations by low-integrity CEOs via relatively excessive explanations in the annual shareholder letter. Using shareholder letter causation words to measure variation...
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A Linguistic-Based Approach to Measuring Innate Executive Traits: The Case of CEO Integrity
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Nov 1, 2016
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