Active transparency is developed through the provision of information by public administrations. However, for this information to be reusable, it must be offered through free licenses and open formats, two characteristics present in open data. This paper aims to investigate the disclosure of...

This study investigates whether and how managers respond to major negative news by increasing the information content of their MD&A disclosures. We predict that major negative news influences managers' disclosure decisions by increasing legitimacy pressures and reducing opportunities to obscure...