In order to provide an effective whistle-blowing system, it is expected that companies would provide employees with a high level of disclosure regarding the whistle-blowing process. This study investigates variation in the extent of whistle-blowing disclosures. As a measure of whistle-blowing...

Proponents of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) claimed that the adoption of IFRS would lead to more efficient capital allocation through greater cross-border investment. This study examines whether the adoption of IFRS is associated with an increase in the level of investment...

While it is widely acknowledged that companies face increasing cybersecurity risk stemming from hackers stealing customer information, a relatively unknown cybersecurity risk is from information leakage and subsequent trading by digital insiders – hackers who target corporations to obtain...

Whistleblowers have been credited for uncovering financial scandals in companies globally, including Enron, Olympus Corporation, and WorldCom. Despite increasing support and incentives for whistleblowing, there generally remains reluctance to blow the whistle. Thus, the purpose of this study is...

A Key Audit Matter (KAM) is a matter considered most significant during an audit. Our study examines AC members' response to a draft KAM tabled by auditors at an AC meeting. Drawing on research on cognitive effect we examine whether AC members react differently when a draft KAM is more or less...

This study investigates the effect of underlying risk preferences on analysts' work-related decisions. Specifically, we examine whether facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR), an innate personal characteristic that has been linked to financial risk tolerance, affects analysts' stock coverage...