Purpose – Effective August 23, 2004, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires all firms to disclose restatements via an item 4.02 Form 8‐K filing. However, a significant number of firms continue to disclose restatements using means other than an 8‐K. Commonly referred to as...

Purpose – Effective August 23, 2004, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires all firms to disclose restatements via an item 4.02 Form 8-K filing. However, a significant number of firms continue to disclose restatements using means other than an 8-K. Commonly referred to as...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of the Enron scandal, Arthur Andersen's demise and the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act on audit fees. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses empirical methodology (univariate and multivariate). Findings – Audit fees and the Big‐4...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how executive pay schemes influence managerial efficiency, which the authors measure as the risk-adjusted firm performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors utilized hierarchical regression to test the hypotheses. Findings The authors find...