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The Real Effects of Managerial Narratives: Evidence from a Quarter-Billion WordsArt DurnevUniversity of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business Claudine MangenConcordia University, Montreal - John Molson School of Business May 14, 2012 Abstract: We show that a firm’s investments are associated with the qualitative content of its rivals’ Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) disclosures: a firm invests more when its rivals’ MD&A disclosures are more optimistic. We also find that the sensitivity of a firm’s investments to its rivals’ qualitative MD&A content varies cross-sectionally: the association between the firm’s investments and the optimism in its rivals’ MD&A disclosures is stronger when MD&A disclosures are more certain, rivals are better governed and their industry is less concentrated. We conclude that qualitative MD&A disclosures contain useful information for corporate investments.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 50 Keywords: MD&A, disclosure, investment working papers seriesDate posted: May 20, 2012Suggested CitationContact Information
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