There is a dearth of business ethics research on family firms, despite the importance of such firms to the U.S. economy (Vazquez 2016). We answer Vazquez's (2016) call to examine the intersection of family firms research and business ethics, by investigating whether external auditors assess...

We perform a comprehensive analysis on the relation between a firm's life cycle and its financial reporting quality. Using abnormal accruals, abnormal revenues, restatements, and others, we provide evidence that there is considerable variation in financial reporting quality across the life...