Does CFO serving as board secretary matter for information disclosure? Evidence from China’s listed companies

Li, Yongyi; Lee, Chi‐Chuan

doi:10.1080/00036846.2021.1996531

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“…Prior studies note that the presence of a gender-diverse board is an essential determinant of corporate decision-making (Doan and Iskandar-Datta, 2021; Fang et al , 2020; Joo et al , 2021). Some scholars find that it is significantly associated with the performance of CFOs in enhancing the quality of financial information (Xu et al , 2019; Hsieh et al , 2020; Wang et al , 2021; Li and Lee, 2022). We believe this situation might affect the relationship between female CFOs and the fraudulent occurrences.…”

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Are female CFOs more ethical to the occurrences of financial reporting fraud? Theoretical and empirical evidence from cross-listed firms in the US

Maulidi

Shonhadji²,

Fachruzzaman³

et al. 2022

JFC

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine whether female chief financial officers (CFOs) are associated with the occurrences of financial reporting fraud. This study offers new theoretical and empirical evidence on whether firms with more female CFOs are more (less) likely to engage in financial reporting fraud. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a sample of US-listed firms from 2011 to 2021. The authors speculate that female CFOs play a weaker role in the occurrences of financial reporting fraud. So, firms with a proportional number of female CFOs should be less likely to commit financial reporting fraud. Findings The data provide support for the predictions of this study. This study suggests a negative and significant association between the dummy variables for female CFOs and the occurrences of financial reporting fraud. The authors find that this association is contingent on governance mechanisms [e.g. ownership structure, politically connected CEOs and firms' conditions that do (or do not) invest in a gender-diverse board]. Originality/value This study offers different perspectives on the impact of female CFOs on the occurrences of financial reporting fraud. The results of this study are distinguishable from prior studies. This study moves the analytical focus from the macro level (gender diversity or female corporate leaders) to the micro level (female CFOs) to understand firms' propensity to commit financial reporting fraud. Additionally, this study is based on factual financial reporting fraud cases, considering the US firms' fraud characteristics.

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