... influence intentions when disclosures are highly readable. Originality/value This is the first-of-its-kind experimental study that links the readability of disclosure documents and emotions to investment behavior. Further, the findings highlight investment decisions’ emotional and cognitive dimensions...

...Anna Kovalchuk Purpose This paper aims to examine how financial crises and economic uncertainty influence investment decisions in BRICS countries, focusing on uncertainty avoidance and regional disparities. It explores how institutional and spatial factors shape investment outcomes, offering...

...Ji Luo; Qingning Cao; Shuguang Zhang Purpose The purpose of the research paper is to investigate the relationship between personality traits and investment decisions in the crypto market, including cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The study aims to explore the effect of dark personalities and the big...

...H. Kent Baker; Sujata Kapoor; Tanu Khare Purpose Financial professionals are increasingly important in the Indian financial system. Our study examines the association between the Big Five personality traits and Indian financial professionals' behavioral biases when making investment decisions...

... to the literature on team gender diversity and investment decision-making, and – using Hofstede's (2001) cultural dimensions – the authors offer a comprehensive account for how differences in culture may lead to differences in gender-related disposition effects across different nationalities. The authors also...

...Jinesh Jain; Nidhi Walia; Sanjay Gupta Purpose Research in the area of behavioral finance has demonstrated that investors exhibit irrational behavior while making investment decisions. Investor behavior usually deviates from logic and reason, and consequently, investors exhibit various behavioral...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Investment decisions Behavioral finance Individual investors Gambling Another possible explanation for investing in OTC stocks is the behavioral portfolio theory of Shefrin and Statman (2000) , which states that investors often divide...

...Vicki L. Bogan; David R. Just; Chekitan S. Dev Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the gender composition of a fund management team influences investment decision-making behavior. Specifically, we focus on how portfolio choice is affected by team risk aversion and loss...