Die freiwillige Publizität sogenannter Alternativer Performance Kennzahlen (APKs) wird fortlaufend kontrovers diskutiert. Gegenstand der Diskussion ist der mögliche Missbrauch von APKs aufgrund der Tatsache, dass diese relativ zu den nach gängigen Rechnungslegungsvorschriften (GAAP) fest...

Does earnings management, even though legal, hinder investor trust in reported earnings? Or do investors regard earnings management as a way for firms to convey private information, or simply as a neutral feature of financial reporting? We find that past abstinence from earnings management...

This paper analyzes the capitalization of Research & Development (R&D) expenditures under IFRS. Discretionary R&D capitalization can be exercised by managers to signal private information on future economic benefits to the market. It can, however, also serve as opportunistic earnings management....