Managers' business school education and military service: Possible links to corporate criminal activity

This study examined the moderating influence of two top management team (TM T) characteristics, namely managers possessing an MBA education or prior mi litary experience, on the relationships between firm size and corporate cri minal activity, and firm strategy and corporate criminal activity. The stud y utilized data from 184 Fortune 500 companies. The results suggest that bo th graduate business-education and prior military service among members of a firm's TMT strengthen the relationship between firm size and corporate cr iminal activity. Further, the results provide no support for the moderating influence of managers' graduate business education or prior military exper ience on the relationships between firm strategy and corporate criminal act ivity.