We investigate the joint effects of analyst reputation, uncertainty, and guidance news valence on analysts’ reliance on management guidance. We find that, compared to less reputable analysts, reputable analysts rely less on guidance when they issue earnings forecasts. This analyst reputation...

The decision-usefulness of the direct versus indirect presentation method of a cash flow statement has been a long-standing issue both in practice and accounting research. By capitalizing on comparative advantages of experimental methods, we provide insights into how investors process the...

We conduct two experiments to examine the joint effect of two justification factors of earnings management, namely attribution for the firm’s underperformance and benefits accruing to other employees from inflating reported earnings. In the main experiment, we predict and find that managers...

We conduct two experiments using experienced audit partners as participants to investigate whether engagement partners’ involvement in the client acquisition process as the contact partner can influence their subsequent audit judgments, and whether the engagement quality review partner’s...