In this study, we examine the relationship between a firm’s lobbying activities and financial reporting quality using a U.S. setting where public scrutiny of corporate political activities is high. More importantly, we examine whether and how a firm’s visibility shapes the relationship...

Although foreign institutional ownership (FIO) is generally considered as an important outcome of international cross-listings, much of the prior research ignores the iterative nature of FIO – that is, FIO may also serve as a key determinant of cross-listings. Using a comprehensive dataset of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, the authors investigate a firm’s decision to provide a CSR report, and if so, whether to have the report assured and to seek higher quality assurance as reflected through the choices of the scope of the assurance and type of assurer, Big 4...