Mission statements (MSs) are one of the most widespread managerial practices. However, a deeper understanding of the relationship between MS's characteristics and firms' financial performance is still necessary. The vast majority of the research on this topic has been performed on companies of...

This study explores the influence of situational and organizational factors on transparency regarding financial restatements. It is predicted that situational factors related to the severity of a restatement will influence transparency about the event and that an organization’s stakeholder...