We examine the association of self-presentational causal disclosures on earnings-related outcomes in the prospectus of Chinese IPO firms and short-term IPO valuation (offer price-based valuation and IPO first-day underpricing). Using detailed content analysis of causal explanations in the...

We study the association of Web-based non-financial disclosure and a firm's cost of finance within an international context (North America and continental Europe). We examine voluntary Web placement of non-financial disclosures using an information index covering a firm's value creation process....