Question

Below is the abstract of an article published in the British Journal of Management,Volume 28, Issue 3,July 2017, pages 481-501. Critically reflect on the abstract and answer the questions that follow:

Do Chief Executives' TraitsAffect the Financial Performance of Risk-trading Firms? Evidence from the UK Insurance Industry

Mike Adams and Wei Jiang

Abstract

We examine the effects of four key dimensions of Chief Executive Officers' (CEOs') traits on six financialperformance metrics using panel data for 1999- 2012 drawn from the UK's property -casualty insurance industry. We find that CEO insurance experience and CEO financial expertise enhance financial performance, while two other CEO traits-power and age-are generally not significant. Our results thus reinforce the importance of CEO insurance industry expertise and CEO financial expertise in the management and trading of risks. Our results have potential commercial and policy implications.

QUESTIONS I NEED A DIRECTION WITH BELOW :

1. Judging by the information provided in the abstract alone, identify theTWO(2) most likely inferential analyses conducted by Adams and Jiang's (2017) in this study? (3)

(My question here is to know what exactly am I looking for here, is it to identify the items that are under inferential analysis or do I identify the type of test that is being conducted here.) ?

2.Summarising the significance of the study, Adams and Jiang (2017: 481) appear seemingly far reaching in stating: "Our results have potential commercial and policy implications." In light of this statement,

substantiate why the results of this study are foregrounded.

( I have no idea what is required of me here if the tutors could assist with giving me a direction on this question)