Corporate scandal is a phenomenon that has rarely been studied in the management literature. Scandals can have a significant impact on the business environment and have received a high degree of attention recently in the popular press. Therefore, we propose that corporate scandals, particularly scandals related to accounting and financial wrongdoing deserve greater attention in the management literature. We offer a definition of scandal and suggest several avenues for future research that could …
Read moreCorporate scandal is a phenomenon that has rarely been studied in the management literature. Scandals can have a significant impact on the business environment and have received a high degree of attention recently in the popular press. Therefore, we propose that corporate scandals, particularly scandals related to accounting and financial wrongdoing deserve greater attention in the management literature. We offer a definition of scandal and suggest several avenues for future research that could be pursued with respect to financial and reporting scandals.