Does competitive position matter: Investigating the impact of information risk on COE and corporate investment
This research extends to the corpus of literature by investigating the unexplored strategic determinants, such as a firm's competitive position, to mitigate the impact of two distinct types of information risk: lower quality and reduced transparency. Additionally, it explores how these risks influence both the cost of equity and corporate investment.
Authors
- Muhammad Usman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7647-1664)
- Sana Saleem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9044-8620)
- Muhammad Naveed Akhtar
Institutions
- University of Lahore (PK)
- The University of Chenab, Gujrat
- University of Gujrat (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322527
- Primary Topic
- Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00