Overconfident Male CEOs and Corporate Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Female CFOs

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Overconfident Male CEOs and Corporate Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Female CFOs

This paper investigates the moderating role of female CFOs on overconfident male CEOs’ behaviors, focusing on cash holdings, investment efficiency, and analysts’ forecast optimism. Analyzing a sample of Malaysian firms from 2016 to 2020, we find that overconfident male CEOs are associated with lower...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Abdul Wahab, Effiezal, How, Janice, Ismail, Ismaanzira
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 2025
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97765

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