READ ME File For 'Dataset in support of the thesis 'Audit committee chair narcissism and financial reporting quality'' Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D3328 ReadMe Author: Jinghan Guan, University of Southampton https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5652-5186 This dataset supports the thesis entitled AWARDED BY: Univeristy of Southampton DATE OF AWARD: 2024 DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA The data was collected from annual reports, FAME and BoardEx databases, and Bloomberg terminal. STATA is needed to access the data. This dataset contains: The variables used in associated research papers. Licence: CC BY Related projects/Funders: Guan J., Zalata A. M., & Li P. The Impact of Audit Committee Chair’s Personal Narcissism on the Readability of Firm’s Annual Reports Guan J., Zalata A. M., & Li P. Monitor or Enabler? Narcissistic Audit Committee Chairs and Firms’ Tax Aggressiveness Related publication: Guan J., Zalata A. M., & Li P. (2025). Narcissistic Audit Committee Chairs and the Quality of Non-IFRS Disclosures. British Accounting Review, forthcoming Date that the file was created: January, 2025 --------------