The effects of tax avoidance news on employee perceptions of managers and firms: Evidence from Glassdoor.com ratings

We examine whether employee perceptions of managers and firms fall following tax avoidance news. Using S&P 500 firms and generalized difference-in-differences specifications, we find that tax avoidance news negatively affects employee perceptions of managers and firms. In cross-sectional tests,...

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Main Authors: LEE, Yoojin, NG, Shaphan, SHEVLIN, Terry, VENKAT, Aruhn
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1894
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/2921/viewcontent/LNSV_Reputation_June.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
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Summary:We examine whether employee perceptions of managers and firms fall following tax avoidance news. Using S&P 500 firms and generalized difference-in-differences specifications, we find that tax avoidance news negatively affects employee perceptions of managers and firms. In cross-sectional tests, we find that (1) firms and managers in consumer-facing industries suffer larger employee-related perception changes from tax avoidance news compared to other firms, and (2) well-performing firms and their managers face smaller perception changes than other firms and managers. Overall, our results are consistent with tax avoidance news negatively affecting employee perceptions of managers and firms.