We examine the twin roles of accountability and value creation of corporate governance in the context of financial reporting. We investigate the accountability role by examining the association between governance structures and abnormal accruals, and the value creation role by investigating the...

We study the relation between short-term earnings guidance and earnings management. We find that firms issuing short-term earnings forecasts exhibit significantly lower absolute abnormal accruals, our proxy for earnings management, than do firms that do not issue earnings forecasts. Regular...

We examine the effects of clients' involvement in controversial corporate activities on audit pricing. Clients' involvement in controversial activities raises concerns about management integrity and ethics. Moreover, clients involved in such activities are perceived to have higher risk of...

Givoly, Hayn, and Lehavy (2013) dispute Call, Chen, and Tong's (2013) conclusion that analysts' cash flow forecasts represent sophisticated extensions of their earnings forecasts. Our primary purpose is to highlight the fundamental disagreement that leads to the divergent views on the...