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Do CEO Pay Cuts Undermine Trust in Earnings?
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Do CEO Pay Cuts Undermine Trust in Earnings?

The study explores whether CEO pay cuts impact how investors perceive the quality of a company’s earnings, using earnings response coeffici...

Why Don’t the Benefits of Continuous Auditing Show Up Right Away?
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Why Don’t the Benefits of Continuous Auditing Show Up Right Away?

This study investigates why companies are slow to adopt continuous auditing (CA) in their internal audit functions despite its promised ben...

Are Auditors Missing Red Flags by Ignoring Industry Benchmarks?
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Are Auditors Missing Red Flags by Ignoring Industry Benchmarks?

This study investigates how auditors use benchmarks during preliminary analytical procedures to detect fraud, especially revenue fraud. Spe...

Do CEO Stock Options Lead to More Workplace Violations?
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Do CEO Stock Options Lead to More Workplace Violations?

This study examines how CEO risk-taking incentives, particularly through stock options (called "vega"), are associated with workplace misco...

AI in Accounting: Threat or Thrill? Navigating the New Digital Frontier
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AI in Accounting: Threat or Thrill? Navigating the New Digital Frontier

This study explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping accounting and auditing. It focuses on three major AI application...

Can Better Client Service Lead to Better Audits?
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Can Better Client Service Lead to Better Audits?

This research examines how the way auditors treat their clients—how respectful, communicative, and non-disruptive they are—affects the leve...

Are Digital Disclosures a Tool for Detecting Corruption?
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Are Digital Disclosures a Tool for Detecting Corruption?

This study investigates whether making public officials’ personal financial disclosures (PFDs) available online helps federal prosecutors d...

How Does Reporting Frequency Shape Investor Insight?
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How Does Reporting Frequency Shape Investor Insight?

This study examines how increasing the frequency of mandatory financial reporting—from annual to semiannual to quarterly—affects how well s...

Big Data Analytics and Management Forecasting Behavior
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Big Data Analytics and Management Forecasting Behavior

This study investigates whether companies that adopt Big Data analytics are more likely to issue management earnings forecasts and whether...

The Lending Advantage of Strategic Connections
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The Lending Advantage of Strategic Connections

This study explores how banks benefit from lending relationships tied to strategic business alliances. When a company enters a strategic pa...

How One Company Is Using ChatGPT to Rethink Internal Audits
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How One Company Is Using ChatGPT to Rethink Internal Audits

This study explores how Uniper, a multinational energy company, has incorporated ChatGPT into its internal audit function to enhance effici...

Does Volunteering Make Auditors Better at Their Jobs?
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Does Volunteering Make Auditors Better at Their Jobs?

This study investigates the relationship between audit partners’ participation in charitable volunteer work and their professional performa...

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