The effect of socioemotional wealth diversity within the top management team on earnings management in private family firms: The moderating role of the board of directors Hasselt University
Using a unique multiple-respondent dataset of 218 individual managers of 37 private family firms, this study examines differences in the importance attached to socioemotional wealth (SEW) preservation among top management team (TMT) members as a determinant of earnings management. Such SEW diversity might cause conflicts that can harm TMT decision-making quality and, ultimately, firm performance, which the TMT might cover up by engaging in ...