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Board social capital and stock price crash risk

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  • Khalil Jebran

    (Dongbei University of Finance and Economics)

  • Shihua Chen

    (Dongbei University of Finance and Economics)

  • Ruibin Zhang

    (Dongbei University of Finance and Economics)

Abstract

We show how board social capital influences stock price crash risk. Considering that directors are embedded in two kinds of social capital—internal and external—the association of internal and external board social capital with future stock crash is theoretically proposed and empirically presented. A sample of Chinese firms from 2004 to 2018 is used, and findings reveal that internal board social capital—networking experience among directors within a board—increases future stock crashes. By contrast, external board social capital—the external social networks of directors—reduces future crash risk. Moreover, institutional investors’ monitoring attenuates the effect of internal social capital but increases that of external social capital on future crash risk. Furthermore, information quality, accounting conservatism, and tax avoidance are identified as three potential channels, which explain the relationship between social capital and crash risk. The proposed theory advances the understanding that different types of social capital can have a differential effect on board outcomes.

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  • Khalil Jebran & Shihua Chen & Ruibin Zhang, 2022. "Board social capital and stock price crash risk," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 58(2), pages 499-540, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:rqfnac:v:58:y:2022:i:2:d:10.1007_s11156-021-01001-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s11156-021-01001-3
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