How investment data and country rankings correlate on treatment of women
Most companies use asset leasing for business reasons, not accounting window dressing
Companies hide from shareholders information about loans — more than likely to appease banks
Price movements can be more extreme
Stocks don’t react to news immediately because, well, we’re human
Companies that take longer than expected to announce results may be buying time for accounting tricks
A 2017 study on workplace injuries spurs more research on perils of corporate short-termism
SEC encourages graphics in disclosures, but this practice may help executives more than shareholders
R&D outlays and patents alone don’t effectively measure corporate creativity
Loans that include a sweetener or penalty tied to ESG performance seem to induce more honest reporting
Software that saves time and money may paradoxically be resulting in a shortage of accountants
Syndicate voting rules reflect varying levels of trust and familiarity
Market concentration, price and quality drive choice of firms
Sales forecasting improves markedly as firms participate in standard setting organizations
2016 vote shares for Trump and Sanders point to a mix of negative emotions