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'Impression management' in Chinese corporations: a study of chairperson's statements from the most and least profitable Chinese companies
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-17, 22:31 authored by Cen, Z, Cai, RongchangThe purpose of this study is to investigate whether ‘impression management’ exists in Chinese corporate annual reports. Despite flourishing in the Western context, the literature regarding impression management has not yet received any significant development pertinent to China and its cultural norms. The following question is raised: do the most profitable Chinese listed companies disclose information in their chairmen’s statements in a way that is significantly different from those of least profitable companies? The results indicate impression management motives do underlie chairman’s statements in the Chinese context in a number of ways, as we suggest in this contribution.
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Publication title
Asia Pacific Business ReviewVolume
19Issue
4Pagination
490-505ISSN
1360-2381Department/School
TSBEPublisher
RoutledgePlace of publication
United KindomRights statement
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