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"Multiple directorships may enhance firm performance through board connections, but may also hinder firm performance through time constraints," the authors write.

There's more to signature size than meets the eye. As it turns out, chief financial officers with large signatures are more willing to exploit others and bend the truth in their favor.

New research suggests that CFOs have a significant influence on firms’ disclosure decisions and respond to personal litigation risk over and above corporate litigation risk.

Time required to collect, process and distribute information ranges from nine minutes to nearly five days for Thomson Reuters.

Researchers find a correlation between declining firm performance, narcissism and large signature size on annual SEC filings.

While private company ownership comes with benefits, new research from the Smith School reveals it may not be for the risk-averse.

Companies with internal control weaknesses should stay away from acquisitions. Otherwise they may pay more in the long run.

Markets often react in counterintuitive ways to monetary policy. Understanding why can help analysts anticipate Fed action.