This study investigates the development of income-decreasing discretionary expenses surrounding CEO turnovers at banks. We expect incoming CEOs to take an earnings bath during the initial stage of their tenure. For a sample of German banks over the period 1993-2012, we document that (1) incoming...

Using a novel dataset, we show that components of firms' GAAP earnings stemming from ancillary business activities or transitory shocks are significant in frequency and magnitude. These components have grown over time and are dispersed across various sections of the 10-K. Excluding them from...

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...

This paper examines whether issuing management earnings guidance motivates a firm to raise its level of performance. The failure of management to attain a forecast may reflect poorly on its industry understanding, knowledge of the firm, and management capability. Accordingly, we hypothesize and...