Browsing Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Francis, Jere R."
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Audit committee tenure, earnings quality, firm performance and cost of capital
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Regulators and financial reporting institutions have recently increased their focus on audit committee composition, indicating an acknowledgement of ... -
Auditor offices and the comparability and quality of client's earnings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study examines the role of the local auditor office in the comparability and quality of their clients' earnings. I construct of sample of firm-pairs ... -
Auditor style and common disclosure deficiencies : evidence from SEC comment letters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Prior literature documents that auditor style increases financial statement comparability, implicitly making financial statements more useful to outsiders. Auditor style results from policies and procedures that centralize ... -
City Location and Sell-Side Analyst Research
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] I find that analysts' earnings forecasts are more accurate and the stock market reaction to analyst reports is stronger when the analyst is located in ... -
The contagion effect of office-level audit failures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)I investigate if the presence of an audit failure in an auditor office location in a given fiscal year indicates the presence of a contagion effect on the quality of other concurrent audits conducted by the office. Audit ... -
The effect of big four office size on audit quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Larger offices of Big Four accounting firms are argued to provide higher quality audits than smaller offices due to greater in-house experience and more expertise in ministering the audits of publicly listed clients. In ... -
The effects of audit committee financial expertise on auditor changes and subsequent audit quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] My dissertation examines the impact of audit committee financial expertise on the circumstances and likelihood of an auditor change. Auditor changes ... -
Industry complexity and the importance of industry leadership versus engagement office size on the quality of audit outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)I examine how industry accounting complexity affects the relative importance of audit industry leadership and engagement office size, for quality of audit outcomes. Recent studies report that both office level industry ... -
The influence of client importance and country-level institutions on auditor behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study investigates how client importance and country-level institutions affect auditor behavior and is motivated by the introduction of fee ... -
Refreshing the audit committee: rotation versus new blood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This study examines the relation between refreshing the audit committee and financial reporting quality. I distinguish between refreshing the audit committee through hiring new directors versus rotating an existing board ...