Sunday, March 09, 2008

Are Overconfident Executives More Inclined to Commit Fraud?

"No one makes it to the top ranks of corporate management without a healthy amount of self-assurance. Confidence underlies decisive, strong leadership, but does overconfidence lead managers to cross the line and commit fraud?

New Wharton research that combines results from the psychology literature and SEC fraud enforcement records is examining how top executives might be inclined to engage in fraudulent behavior because they are overconfident about their firm's ability to perform in the future." Source: Knowledge@wharton [UPenn]

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