These are past Research Seminar events of the Department of Accounting & Sustainability Reporting
Executive Narcissism and the Power of Persuasion: Evidence from the Laboratory and Sell-Side Analyst Valuations
Although prior research has found that firms led by narcissistic executives experience numerous detrimental…
Although prior research has found that firms led by narcissistic executives experience numerous detrimental effects, narcissistic individuals are nevertheless more promotable, enjoy longer…
The Effect of Directional Goals and Performance Reporting Format on Subjective Performance Evaluation
Subjective performance evaluations play an important role in management control, but they can also be influenced…
Subjective performance evaluations play an important role in management control, but they can also be influenced by undesirable factors such as directional preferences, prior commitments, and…
Audit Committee Independence and Auditor-Manager Disputes
We build a one-period strategic model to analyze the role of audit committee inde-pendence in resolving…
We build a one-period strategic model to analyze the role of audit committee inde-pendence in resolving disagreements between management and the auditor regarding nancial reporting. Common…
Simultaneous Information Releases and Capital Market Feedback: Evidence from Patent Tuesdays
We examine whether the simultaneous release of information affects managers’ ability to gather decision-relevant…
We examine whether the simultaneous release of information affects managers’ ability to gather decision-relevant information from market prices. Using the plausibly exogenous timing of patent…
Faithful Accounting for Corporate Carbon Emissions
Companies are increasingly viewed as crucial contributors to a timely transition toward a decarbonized economy.…
Companies are increasingly viewed as crucial contributors to a timely transition toward a decarbonized economy. Flaws in the current approach for determining corporate greenhouse gas…
How Effective are Emission Taxes in Reducing Air Pollution?
This paper examines the role of environmental taxes in reducing emission output. Using unique satellite data to…
This paper examines the role of environmental taxes in reducing emission output. Using unique satellite data to observe levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), we leverage an emission tax…
When should a firm employ its workers? A relational contracting approach
A principal contracts with an agent to repeatedly perform a task. The principal can choose between two…
A principal contracts with an agent to repeatedly perform a task. The principal can choose between two organization forms, employment or solo self-employment of the agent. A key distinction…
Office glamour work vs office housework: Gender differences in participation in and subjective evaluation of non-core job responsibilities
Organizational success requires the effective design of organizational architecture of not only core job duties,…
Organizational success requires the effective design of organizational architecture of not only core job duties, but also ancillary tasks and projects. We examine the task allocation and…
Supporting Underperforming Agents: The Role of Human Capital Development and Relative Performance Information
We study whether principals use management practices directed at human capital development to support…
We study whether principals use management practices directed at human capital development to support underperforming agents. Incentive systems are not effort-inducing for underperforming…
