Purpose: This paper aims to examine the association between gender composition of joint auditor pairs and the quality of reported financial information. More specifically, the authors attempt to assess whether and how these gender compositions affect the client firms’ earnings management...

The aim of this study was to identify appropriate indicators of human capital and clarify the relationship between investment in human capital and corporate value. We examined the relationship between proxy variables and corporate value, using empirical models to analyze the explanatory power of...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to examine the incremental effects of overseas listing on earnings conservatism. In particular, it investigates whether mainland Chinese companies listed 'overseas' in Hong Kong exhibit a higher degree of earnings conservatism than companies without...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate whether government-mandated corporate social responsibility (CSR) engenders conservative financial reporting in emerging markets. It is expected that CSR plays a substitute role for governance mechanisms in reducing information asymmetry....

[Abstract]: This paper investigates the incremental effects of corporate ownership structure on earnings conservatism, examining data of Chinese listed companies. We employ the concept of conditional conservatism to define earnings conservatism and adopt empirical models developed by Basu (1997)...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the political connections of firms, managerial incentives and auditor choice. Data from China were used to determine whether managers in firms with political connections are more likely to hire auditors of low...

[Abstract]: Purpsoe: The aim of the research is to use variations in measured accounting conservatism to gain a deeper understanding about the reporting incentives created by a country’s institutional structure. Design/methodology/approach: Geographic proximity, cultural affinity and...