Cai, Hong; Hope, Ole-Kristian; Yi, Li; Liu, Qiliang; Wu, Han - In: Journal of business ethics : JBE 200 (2025) 4, pp. 927-956
Despite a strong investor and social demand for firms to disclose information on political connections, mandatory disclosure requirements face considerable opposition. Given the challenges in enforcing mandatory disclosures, we investigate whether private information acquisition can be a viable...