This study analyses the effects of corporate reputation and trustworthiness in the salesperson on the customer loyalty of 215 German customers who obtained endowment insurance. We use a cross-sectional study design. Corporate reputation is captured by the rational attitude of competence and the...

Although earnings persistence should have a nontrivial impact on CEO turnover decisions, prior studies have paid little attention to the role of earnings persistence in CEO turnover decisions. This study examines the effect of earnings persistence on the sensitivity (i.e., the negative relation)...

Because conservative accounting practices induce firms to report bad news earlier and defer good news disclosure, accounting conservatism in target firm accounting can hinder acquirers from identifying a potentially profitable target while it can help acquiring firms mitigate the downside risk...