Language and management forecasts around the world*

• Main Authors: Guan, Yuyan, Wang, Zheng, Wong, Franco M. H., Xin, Xiangang
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Business::General; Management Earnings Forecasts; Future-Time Reference
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157047
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Speakers of weak future-time reference (FTR) languages perceive the future as closer and more imminent. In this study, we examine the important question of whether the FTR properties of languages spoken by investors affect their demand for forward-looking information, thereby influencing corporate m...