Corporate transparency and firm value: Does market competition play an external governance role?

C Liu, Q Li, YE Lin - Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
We investigate whether market competition affects the relationship between corporate
transparency and firm value in the United States using a sample of 12,665 firm-year …

[HTML][HTML] Female CEOs and corporate investment efficiency: Evidence from China

I Ullah, MA Majeed, HX Fang - Borsa Istanbul Review, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of female chief executive officers (FCEOs) on investment
efficiency. Our study suggests that CEO gender plays a significant role in efficient investment …

Firm life cycle and financial statement comparability

PK Biswas, A Habib, D Ranasinghe - Advances in accounting, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines how financial statement comparability varies between firms in the
mature stage of their life cycle and firms in other life cycle stages. We hypothesize that …

Female CEOs and investment efficiency: evidence from an emerging economy

I Ullah, MA Majeed, HX Fang, MA Khan - Pacific Accounting Review, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate how the presence of female CEOs (FCEOs) affects
investment efficiency in emerging economy, where female participation in business activities …

Competition and distress in banks in India: An application of panel data

J Kanoujiya, S Rastogi… - Cogent Economics & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Financial distress (FD) is a crucial issue that needs to be resolved in time; otherwise, it may
adversely influence society's areas. Therefore, identifying the factors responsible for FD and …

Financial statement comparability and stock liquidity: evidence from China

MA Majeed, C Yan - Applied Economics, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the effect of financial statement comparability on stock liquidity.
Drawing from information asymmetry arguments, we posit that greater comparability …

Do competitive markets encourage tax aggressiveness?

CM Callahan, JM Plečnik, J Ryou - Advances in accounting, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigate whether industry-level product market competition and firm-level market
leadership affect firms' tax aggressiveness. Studying competition from both current market …

Financial statement comparability, state ownership, and the cost of debt: Evidence from China

MA Majeed, C Yan - Research in International Business and Finance, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines whether financial statement comparability (comparability) reduces
credit risk and lowers the cost of debt. We hypothesize and document that higher …

Financial statement comparability and corporate tax avoidance: evidence from China

M Ansar Majeed, C Yan - Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak This paper examines whether financial statement comparability (hereafter referred
to as comparability) is associated with corporate tax avoidance. We document the negative …

Board diversity and financial statement comparability: evidence from China

D Ning, MA Majeed, A Zeb - Eurasian Business Review, 2022 - Springer
We investigate the relationship between board diversity (relation-oriented diversity, task-
oriented diversity, and overall board diversity) and financial statement comparability. We find …