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Behavioral agency and the efficacy of analysts as external monitors: Examining the moderating role of CEO personality

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  • Alina G. Andrei
  • Mirko H. Benischke
  • Geoffrey P. Martin

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We integrate behavioral agency research and the five‐factor model of personality to re‐visit investment analysts' efficacy as a mechanism for reducing agency costs. We highlight the role of personality in shaping how CEOs respond to analyst recommendations, leading to boundary conditions for the efficacy of analysts as external monitors. We theorize that the extent to which a CEO perceives a threat from more positive analyst recommendations is contingent upon their personality, which shapes their subjective interpretation of the recommendation and their use of income‐increasing earnings management in response. Our findings suggest that personality is critical to understanding how CEOs respond to external monitors and the agency costs associated with the positive analyst recommendations.

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  • Alina G. Andrei & Mirko H. Benischke & Geoffrey P. Martin, 2024. "Behavioral agency and the efficacy of analysts as external monitors: Examining the moderating role of CEO personality," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(1), pages 113-143, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:stratm:v:45:y:2024:i:1:p:113-143
    DOI: 10.1002/smj.3548
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