Chief Financial Officer Turnover, Sarbanes–Oxley, and Market Reactions

We argue that forced CFO turnover has a complex relation with SOX reports of internal control problems. Sometimes forced turnover precedes an adverse SOX report whereas, in other cases, forced turnover follows the unfavorable SOX opinion. Further, financial markets are aware of this complex relation...

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Published in:Review of Pacific basin financial markets and policies 2023-03, Vol.26 (1)
Main Authors: Parker, Robert J., Yan, Yun-Chia, Dao, Mai, Manry, David
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Resignations
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