The power of positivity? The influence of positive psychological capital language on crowdfunding performance

AH Anglin, JC Short, W Drover, RM Stevenson… - Journal of Business …, 2018 - Elsevier
We extend the entrepreneurship literature to include positive psychological capital—an
individual or organization's level of psychological resources consisting of hope, optimism …

The drivers, consequences and policy implications of non-GAAP earnings reporting

S Young - Accounting and Business Research, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Non-generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)(pro forma) earnings form an
increasingly important part of firms' performance reporting narrative. This paper reviews the …

Narrative reporting: State of the art and future challenges

G Michelon, G Trojanowski, R Sealy - Accounting in Europe, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Narrative reporting, both in relation to financial and non-financial information, is increasingly
used and often mandated, with significant managerial discretion regarding content. As policy …

Environmental disclosures and corporate attributes, from the lens of legitimacy theory: a longitudinal analysis on a developing country

F Akhter, MR Hossain, H Elrehail… - European Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The study seeks to evaluate the extent and quality of environmental reporting
following a longitudinal analysis and covering a wide spectrum of industries in a single …

Non‐GAAP reporting: Evidence from academia and current practice

DE Black, TE Christensen, JT Ciesielski… - Journal of Business …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The number of firms reporting earnings on a non‐GAAP basis has increased dramatically
over the last decade, and non‐GAAP reporting is now commonplace in capital markets. This …

Research methods in accounting

M Smith - 2022 - torrossa.com
The data explosion of the last few years from social media and 'big'data, along with the
impact of disruptive technologies, like blockchain and machine learning, have changed the …

Cybersecurity awareness and market valuations

H Berkman, J Jona, G Lee, N Soderstrom - Journal of Accounting and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a measure of firm-specific cybersecurity awareness that can be used
in empirical research exploring cyber-related issues facing corporations. It extends and …

In search of meaning: Lessons, resources and next steps for computational analysis of financial discourse

M El‐Haj, P Rayson, M Walker… - Journal of Business …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We critically assess mainstream accounting and finance research applying methods from
computational linguistics (CL) to study financial discourse. We also review common themes …

The future of assurance in capital markets: Reclaiming the economic imperative of the auditing profession

WR Knechel - Accounting Horizons, 2021 - publications.aaahq.org
Efficient capital markets rely on a continuous supply of reliable, timely, and audited
information. The economic value of an audit derives from the reduction in risk of erroneous …

CSR performance and annual report readability: evidence from France

S Bacha, A Ajina - Corporate Governance: The International Journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between the corporate social
responsibility (CSR) performance and the readability of annual report. The shareholder …