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CEOs’ Pre‐Career Exposure to Religion and Corporate Tax Avoidance

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  • Yu Chen
  • Ruchunyi Fu
  • Yi Tang
  • Xiaoping Zhao

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In response to the burgeoning interest in CEOs’ pre‐career experience, this study focuses on their pre‐career exposure to religion. We argue that CEOs who were exposed to religion before starting their professional career will be imbued with the values that prioritize social obligations. Moreover, these imprinted values become activated in the context of corporate tax payment, such that firms with a CEO who attended a religious university are less likely to avoid tax. We further explore how CEOs’ present social context, including political corruption, corporate social performance and present exposure to religion, provides situational cues that moderate the baseline relationship. An analysis of a sample of US listed firms from 2000 to 2019 provides general support for our predictions.

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  • Yu Chen & Ruchunyi Fu & Yi Tang & Xiaoping Zhao, 2025. "CEOs’ Pre‐Career Exposure to Religion and Corporate Tax Avoidance," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 62(2), pages 748-774, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jomstd:v:62:y:2025:i:2:p:748-774
    DOI: 10.1111/joms.13069
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