RESEARCH
Publications and Acceptances in FT50 Journals
Thirty Years of Change: The Evolution of Classified Boards, with Scott Guernsey, Tingting Liu, and Matthew Serfling, Forthcoming, Journal of Finance (UTD 24).
-Data for the classified board status for all U.S. public firms between 1991 and 2020 are available here: Classified Board data
Neglected Peers in Merger Valuation, with Tingting Liu and Danni Tu, Forthcoming, Review of Financial Studies (UTD 24).
The Cost of Equity: Evidence from Investment Banking Valuations, with Greg Eaton, Tingting Liu, and Danni Tu, Forthcoming, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (FT 50).
Peer Selection and Valuation in Mergers and Acquisitions, with Greg Eaton, Tingting Liu, and Micah Officer, 2022, Journal of Financial Economics (UTD 24), 146(1), 230-255.
Media Coverage: Bloomberg
Complementarity between investment in information technology (IT) and IT human resources: Implications for different types of firm innovation , with Yijun Li, Maruping Likoebe, and Adi Masli, Forthcoming, Information Systems Research (UTD 24).
Enforcement of Non-Compete Agreements, Outside Employment Opportunities, and Insider Trading, with Bo Gao, Ling Lisic, and Tom Omer, Forthcoming, Contemporary Accounting Research (FT 50).
Fool me once, shame on you; Fool me twice, shame on me: The long-term impact of Arthur Andersen’s demise on partners’ audit quality, with Ling Lisic, Jeff Pittman, Tim Seidel, Mi Zhou and Ying Zhou, 2022, Contemporary Accounting Research (FT 50), 39(3), 1986-2022.
Media Coverage: BYU News
Auditor responses to shareholder activism, with Chenxi Lin, Adi Masli, and Mike Wilkins, 2021, Contemporary Accounting Research (FT 50), 38(1), 63-95.
When the Presidential Candidate Comes to Town: The Impact of Donald J. Trump’s Campaign Rallies on Local Firms’ Environmental and Social Performance, with Yonghong Liu, Mengmeng Wang, and Yiyang Zhang, Forthcoming, Journal of Business Ethics (FT 50).
Publications and Acceptances in Other Peer-Reviewed Journals
Corporate Innovation and the Auditor's Assessment of Going Concern, with Adi Masli, Yang Xu, and Joseph Zhang, Forthcoming, Accounting Horizons.
Financial Statement Footnote Readability and Corporate Audit Outcomes, with John Abernathy, Thomas Kubick, and Adi Masli, 2019, AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 38, 1-26.
The Effects of Restatements for Misreporting on Auditor Scrutiny of Peer Firms, with Thomas Kubick, and Adi Masli, 2018, Accounting Horizons, 32, 65-85.
Trade Secrets and Cybersecurity Breaches, with Mike Ettredge and Yijun Li, 2018, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 37, 564-585.
Media Coverage:: AAA Newsroom, KU News, Accounting Today, CFO Magazine, The New York State Society of CPAs, Phys, AccountWEB
Client pressure and auditor independence: Evidence from the "Great Recession" of 2007-2009, with Mike Ettredge, Elizabeth Fuerherm, and Chan Li, 2017, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 36, 262-283.
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and XBRL Reporting Quality, with Xin Luo, Patrick Wheeler, Liu Yang, Xinlei Zhao, Yiyang Zhang, 2021, Journal of Information Systems, 35, 77-106.
Early Disruptors: Examining the Determinants and Consequences of Blockchain Early Adoption, with Stephanie Walton, Patrick Wheeler, and Yiyang Zhang 2021, Journal of Information Systems, 35, 219-242.
Selected Working Papers
Risks in Mergers and Acquisitions, with Tingting Liu, Tao Shu, and Xinyan Yan.
-Financial Management Association Meeting, 2021; CICF, 2022; SFS Cavalcade Asia-Pacific, 2022
Does EDGAR implementation affect disclosure?, with Tingting Liu and Tyler Jensen.
-MFA 2023
The Effect of Audit Market Characteristics on Auditors' Reputational Damage Following Negative PCAOB Inspection Reports, with Brant Christensen, Mike Wilkins, and Ying Zhou
Editorial Board
Journal of Information Systems, Managerial Auditing Journal
Journal Reviewer
The Accounting Review, The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Information Systems, Accounting Research Journal, Asian Review of Accounting, British Accounting Review, Managerial Auditing Journal