CEO Risk-Taking Incentives and and gender from the behavioral agency model perspective Implications for risk and performance

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Full professor in accounting. islamic azad university-science and research

2 Ph.D of Accounting and Islamic Azad University lecturer, Iran

10.22034/iaas.2021.145156

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this paper is to develop a behavioral representation model by focusing on the moderating role of female managers on the relationship between risk-taking motivations and risk“systematic vs idiosyncratic” and performance outcomes.
Methods: This research has been carried out using annual data of companies accepted in Tehran Stock Exchange during the period of 2012-2018. For testing of research hypotheses, multivariate linear regression has been used based on panel data.
Results: The results of the first hypothesis show that the effect of the interactive role of female managers on the relationship between delta and non-systematic risk is negative and significant compared to systematic risk relationships. The results of the second hypothesis also show that female managers have a direct impact on the relationship between voluntary incentives for managers (Delta) and company performance.
Conclusion: The results suggest a very conservative, risk-averse situation for female managers when they are given optional incentives for idiosyncratic (firm-specific) risk. Also, the results confirm that female managers are less likely to face areas of systematic risk, although more conservative, but lead to increased company performance.

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