Is corporate tax avoidance associated with investment efficiency?

M Asiri, A Al-Hadi, G Taylor, L Duong - The North American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to examine the association between investment efficiency and
corporate tax avoidance. Using a large sample of US firms over the period 1993–2016, we …

Do audit committee characteristics improve financial reporting quality in emerging markets? Evidence from Iran

M Safari Gerayli, Y Rezaei Pitenoei… - Asian Review of …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between certain audit
committee characteristics like independence and financial expertise with financial reporting …

The impact of accounting comparability on CEO incentive plans in an emerging economy: the moderating role of board independence

A Arianpoor, S Efazati - Asian Review of Accounting, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The present study investigates the impact of accounting comparability on chief
executive officer (CEO) incentive plans and the moderating role of board independence for …

The impact of Sharia compliance on attracting investments: empirical evidence from GCC

OI Tawfik, HE Elmaasrawy… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to demonstrate the impact of Sharia-compliance (SC) on attracting
various types of investment, including foreign, family, institutional, royal, government and …

Firm life cycle and financial statement comparability

PK Biswas, A Habib, D Ranasinghe - Advances in accounting, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines how financial statement comparability varies between firms in the
mature stage of their life cycle and firms in other life cycle stages. We hypothesize that …

Financial statement comparability and managers' use of corporate resources

JB Kim, L Li, LY Lu, Y Yu - Accounting & Finance, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We examine the impact of financial statement comparability on managers' use of corporate
resources. Using the comparability measures of De Franco, Kothari, and Verdi as proxies for …

Risk disclosure and corporate cash holdings

I Haj-Salem, K Hussainey - Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we extend corporate disclosure and corporate cash holdings literature by
testing whether corporate voluntary risk disclosure affects corporate cash holdings for a …

Financial statement comparability, state ownership, and the cost of debt: Evidence from China

MA Majeed, C Yan - Research in International Business and Finance, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines whether financial statement comparability (comparability) reduces
credit risk and lowers the cost of debt. We hypothesize and document that higher …

CEO inside debt holdings and credit ratings

MM Hasan, A Hossain, T Hossain - Journal of Contemporary Accounting & …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper we investigate the relationship between chief executive officer (CEO) inside
debt holdings (pension benefits and deferred compensation) and long-term credit ratings …

Effect of Shariah compliance on financing decisions: empirical evidence from GCC

OI Tawfik, HE Elmaasrawy - Journal of Islamic Accounting and …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of companies' Shariah
compliance (SC) debt financing decisions, financing with retained earnings (REs), cash …