Transforming accounting with artificial intelligence
Cory Ng published a book that helps accountants incorporate AI initiatives to increase productivity and profitability.
How are politicians influencing independent regulators?
Political pressure indirectly influences the quality of work performed by independent regulatory bodies.
Unpacking the assumption that stock option compensation leads to earnings management
Hyun Jong Park provides evidence that the traditional belief of the relationship between executive risk-taking incentives and earnings management doesn’t hold true in many circumstances
The Benefits of Cross-Selling for Firms and Banks
Cross-selling allows banks to better monitor their borrowers and reduces interest rates for firms.
Overcoming the information gap in syndicated loans
Equity analyst, syndicated lending, information gap, Department of Accounting, Wei Wang
Are Auditor Reviews Still Helpful When They’re Optional?
Businesses can improve crowdfunding outcomes by voluntarily obtaining auditor reviews.
Calculating Influence in the C-Suite
The actions of board members can extend past company reporting to affect the average worker.
Do highly satisfied employees produce better audits?
Working in public accounting often means long hours, lots of travel and tight deadlines. How does quality of life affect audit quality?
The impact of technical debt on sales performance
Technical debt accumulates when firms implement easy unsustainable IT solutions that will be costly to fix over time. This research looks at how technical debt affects sales performance.
Should higher education pursue alternative revenue sources?
Amid declining state funding, do public universities seek alternative revenue streams to keep tuition and fees down? Is such diversification only a public university phenomenon? If both private and public schools are seeking new sources of revenue, then state appropriations may not be the impetus. Instead, institutional characteristics may have a greater influence. Do these […]
A better way to assess a firm’s investment opportunity set
Firms’ investment opportunities are not one-dimensional; rather, they vary across many dimensions which can be captured by a few factors.
Take a critical look at loan loss models
Loan loss models are wrong. New research shares a myth-busting new relationship between loan loss provisions and non-performing loans.
What happens when auditors are sued?
Auditors who are based in states where they are more at risk for litigation brings a strong financial benefit to the clients.
How your peers’ R&D investments can impact your innovation
Foreign companies’ research and development (R&D) disclosures require U.S. industry peers to take harder looks at their R&D strategies.