Browsing by College/Dept "Department of Finance"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
Corporate Diversification, Earnings Management, and Financial Statement Readability
(2023-11)I examine the implications of corporate diversification on the quality of financial reporting measured as earnings management and financial statement readability. The results reveal that diversified firms have a lower ... -
Fraud Risk Implications of Celebrity SPACs
(2022-08)The 2012 Jumpstart Our Businesses Act (JOBS) was passed arguably to facilitate greater access to capital by startup firms and to lower the costs of being public in an effort to make American listings more competitive with ... -
The ‘green’ start-up: environmental commitment and its impact on start-up success
(2022-12)This thesis analyzes the impact of environmental commitment and industry greenhouse gas (GHG) emission of start-ups on start-up success. I study environmental commitment along with GHG emission and funding data for 911 ... -
Structural Hole Theory, Audit Committee Member Gender, and Financial Restatements
(2022-08)Audit committees ensure the independence of auditors from a firm’s management in order to minimize principal-agent conflict. The strength and independence of an audit committee is important for the effectiveness of corporate ...