This study aims to uncover the missing link between shared goals and team innovation. Previous literature reflects positive direct effects of shared goals on team innovative performance. This research serves as supplement to past studies. Minority dissent, teamwork behavior and team potency are...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relation between a company's bid-ask spread, a proxy for information asymmetry, and auditor tenure and specialization. Design/methodology/approach – The tests use clustered regression for a sample of 31,689 company-years from 1992 to 2001...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of institutional holdings and corporate debts on audit quality, proxied by auditor industry specialization. Design/methodology/approach – The tests use regression analysis for a sample of 396 company-years from 2003 to 2008 and...

This paper examines the association between the employment of industry specialist auditors, and the degree of information asymmetry and the cost of debt of a client company. Unlike auditors without industry expertise, auditors with industry expertise can better improve the credibility of...