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Growth opportunity and investment policy: The role of managerial incentives (2022)
Journal Article

Based on the neo-classical theory of investment (Tobin's Q), this study looks at how growth opportunity drives investment policies and the extent to which this relationship is sensitive to managerial incentives. We use data from 213 non-financial and... Read More about Growth opportunity and investment policy: The role of managerial incentives.

R and D spending intensity of private vs public firms: The role of cash flow, leverage and information quality (2022)
Journal Article

Purpose: This study provides a large sample comparison of research and development (R&D) spending intensity in private and public firms and the extent to which these firms' unique characteristics affect their R&D spending rate. Design/methodology/app... Read More about R and D spending intensity of private vs public firms: The role of cash flow, leverage and information quality.

Financial resilience, income dependence and organisational survival in UK charities (2021)
Journal Article

The financial well-being of the charity sector has important social implications. Numerous studies have analysed whether the concentration of income in a few sources increases financial vulnerability. However, few studies have systematically consider... Read More about Financial resilience, income dependence and organisational survival in UK charities.

The long-term effect of economic value added adoption on the firm’s business decision (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: This study aims to examine the long-term effects of adopting economic value added (EVA) as a compensation tool on managers’ behaviour. Design/methodology/approach: The authors extend the sample used in pri... Read More about The long-term effect of economic value added adoption on the firm’s business decision.

The effectiveness of usage of online multiple choice questions on student performance in introductory accounting (2017)
Journal Article

In this paper we investigate the effectiveness of an online learning resource for introductory financial accounting students using a suite of online multiple choice questions (MCQ) for summative and formative purposes. We found that the availability... Read More about The effectiveness of usage of online multiple choice questions on student performance in introductory accounting.

IFRS fair value measurement and accounting policy choice in the United Kingdom and Australia (2010)
Journal Article

This study investigates the use of fair value measurement by 228 listed companies in the UK and Australia around the time of adoption of IFRS from 1 January 2005. We test whether within and between country comparability in policy choices (as measured... Read More about IFRS fair value measurement and accounting policy choice in the United Kingdom and Australia.