What you are and what you do : the effect of noun-verb framing in earnings conference calls
Managers can describe their firms using label nouns (e.g., “our company is a provider of personalized services”) or action verbs (e.g., “our company provides personalized services”). I present a theory predicting that noun-verb framing affects investors’ perceptions of firm stability and growth. I c...
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| Format: | Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy |
| Language: | English |
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Nanyang Technological University
2020
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137958 |