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Liệu Sự Lạc Quan Trong Các Thư Của Giám Đốc Điều Hành Gửi Các Cổ Đông Có Thực Sự Thành Tâm? Quản Lý Ấn Tượng So Với Hành Động Giao Tiếp Trong Thời Kỳ Khủng Hoảng Kinh Tế
Tóm tắt
Trong nghiên cứu này, chúng tôi khám phá độ chân thành của tông giọng hùng biện trong 664 thư thường niên gửi đến các cổ đông (thư từ Giám đốc điều hành). Các nghiên cứu trước đó đã áp dụng lý thuyết Quản lý Ấn tượng để dự đoán rằng các công ty thường xuyên làm mờ đi những thất bại và nhấn mạnh những thành công nhằm nâng cao hình ảnh một cách không công bằng và duy trì tính hợp pháp của tổ chức. Yuthas et al. (J Bus Ethics 41:141–157, 2002) đã thách thức quan điểm này, cho thấy rằng các công ty báo cáo những bất ngờ về lợi nhuận tham gia vào cuộc đối thoại đạo đức với các cổ đông. Chúng tôi áp dụng phương pháp của Yuthas et al. (J Bus Ethics 41:141–157, 2002) để khám phá mối liên hệ giữa hiệu suất công ty và các đặc điểm hùng biện trong thư của Giám đốc điều hành trong một mẫu lớn các công ty Fortune 500 sau cuộc khủng hoảng kinh tế toàn cầu. Trái ngược với hầu hết các nghiên cứu trước đây, chúng tôi tìm thấy rằng tông giọng lạc quan tương thích với cả hiệu suất trong quá khứ và tương lai. Chúng tôi kết luận rằng trong điều kiện vĩ mô khó khăn, các động lực để xuyên tạc thông tin công khai một cách chiến lược là rất thấp. Thay vào đó, các công ty có xu hướng tham gia vào hành động giao tiếp nhằm mục tiêu đối thoại với các cổ đông thông qua việc công bố thông tin chân thành. Tuy nhiên, trong các kết luận của chúng tôi, chúng tôi cảnh báo về tác động của sự thao túng kế toán và hùng biện lên sự tương thích giữa tông giọng lạc quan và hiệu suất tài chính.
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