Biddle and Hilary (2006) demonstrate that accounting quality improves investment efficiency in the U.S. but not in Japan. We examine whether no relation between accounting quality and investment efficiency remains valid in Japan beyond their study period, which ends in 2001. We hypothesize that...

This study examines loan loss provisions following top executive turnovers in Japanese banks. The study differentiates between voluntary and forced turnover and inside and outside succession. The results show that incoming top executives, following forced turnover or outside succession, tend to...