“…However, enhancing SPI has remained an issue in both the theoretical and empirical literature in the sense that the opportunistic behaviour of managers creates an environment of asymmetric information between managers and outside investors which prevents the latter from accurately pricing firm‐related specific information (Ben‐Nasr & Cosset, 2014; Kim, Zhang, Li, & Tian, 2014). Hence, the literature has analysed the various determinants (e.g., dividend changes, audit quality, state ownership, and board structure) of SPI (De Cesari & Huang‐Meier, 2015; Gul, Kim, & Qiu, 2010; Hou, Kuo, & Lee, 2012; Huang & Ni, 2017) with the aim of reducing the information asymmetry between managers and investors and of maximizing SPI.…”