This paper investigates whether auditors' client acceptance and pricing decisions following the resignation of the incumbent auditor in family firms are significantly different from those in non-family firms. Relying on the auditing literature (client acceptance and audit pricing) and using...

We examine the role of social media in firm acquisitions. Twitter utilizes the “push” technology that allows firms to reduce information asymmetry by disseminating news to a broader set of investors in a timely manner. Using hand collected acquisition announcements from Twitter covering the...

We examine the consequences of untimely filings of forms 10-K and 10-Q in the bond market. Using publicly traded bond data covering the period from January 2000 to December 2012, we find that the bond market reacts negatively to late filing announcements of 10-Ks and 10-Qs. We also find that the...

This study examines how national culture affects corporate investment. We argue that national culture affects corporate investment efficiency through the level of secrecy that national culture exhibits. Using a sample of firms from eight culturally-diverse European Union countries, we find that...

Purpose – This paper takes an institutional approach to identify cognitive, normative, and regulatory factors affecting women’s business leadership in an under-studied traditional society. The purpose of this paper is to assess how such forces work to create a case of female leadership...