Ke Wang

University of Alberta - School of Business

Associate Professor

3-23 Business Building

Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R6

Canada

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (12)

1.

Readability of 10-K Reports and Stock Price Crash Risk

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming, University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper 2378586, Singapore Management University School of Accountancy Research Paper Series Vol. 6, No. 3 Paper No 2018-88
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 15 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2023
The State University of New York at Stony Brook, University of Alberta - School of Business and Singapore Management University - School of Accountancy
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readability, textual analysis, crash risk, SOX, 10-K

2.

Stakeholder Orientation and Accounting Conservatism: Evidence from State-Level Constituency Statutes

University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 3042901, 2018 Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) Annual Conference
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2023
JSOM, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Alberta - School of Business and City University of Hong Kong
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stakeholder orientation, accounting conservatism, constituency statutes, customers, suppliers, employees

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Why Do Banks Favor Employee-Friendly Firms? A Stakeholder–Screening Perspective

Organization Science, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2023
University of Texas at Dallas, London Business School - Department of Strategic & International Management, University of Alberta - School of Business and City University of Hong Kong
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employee treatment, stakeholder relations, screening theory, bank loans, credit risk

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Is the Tone of Risk Disclosures in MD&As Relevant to Debt Markets? Evidence from the Pricing of Credit Default Swaps

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 15 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2023
Ke Wang
University of Alberta - School of Business
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credit default swap, risk disclosure, textual analysis, MD&A, credit risk

5.

Bogging Down Investors: An Unintended Consequence of Litigation Risk

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 14 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2024
International Institute of Finance, School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, University of Alberta - School of Business, Singapore Management University - School of Accountancy and City University of Hong Kong
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Litigation risk, readability, Ninth Circuit, plain English, forward-looking statements

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Do Family Firms Issue More Readable Annual Reports? Evidence from the United States

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 30 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2023
Oakland University-Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Texas at Arlington - Department of AccountingCity University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Accountancy and University of Alberta - School of Business
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family firm, readability, reputation cost, agency cost

7.

Short-Sale Constraints and Firm Investment Efficiency: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Forthcoming, HKUST Business School Research Paper No. 2023-139
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 13 Oct 2023 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2023
Zhihong Chen, Siwen Fu and Ke Wang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, International Institute of Finance, School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China and University of Alberta - School of Business
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short-sale constraints, Regulation SHO, investment efficiency, underinvestment, overinvestment

8.

Your Money May Sting: The Effect of Extraterritorial FCPA Enforcement on Foreign Firms' Borrowings from US Banks

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 07 Aug 2024
City University of Hong Kong (CityU), University of Alberta - School of Business, City University of Hong Kong and University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), extraterritorial enforcement, loan syndicate structure, international loan market, anti-corruption

9.

How Do Investors Perceive Corporate General Counsel? The Role of Monitoring and Advising Demand

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Forthcoming, 2019 Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) Annual Conference
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2024
Zhihong Chen, Yun Ke and Ke Wang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Texas at El Paso - Department of Accounting & Information Systems and University of Alberta - School of Business
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cost of equity, general counsel, monitoring demand, advising demand

10.

Asset Securitizations and Stock Price Crash Risk: Evidence from Nonfinancial Firms

Posted: 06 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2024
NanKai University, Simon Fraser University, Lingnan University, University of Alberta - School of Business and City University of Hong Kong

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asset-backed securitization, crash risk, gain on sales, off-balance sheet accounting, SFAS 166/167

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To Tell or Not to Tell? Corporate Tax Aggressiveness and Management Voluntary Effective Tax Rate Forecasts

Posted: 08 May 2020 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2023
Ying Mao, Ke Wang and Zheng Wang
Lingnan University, University of Alberta - School of Business and City University of Hong Kong

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tax aggressiveness, ETR forecasts, reputational cost, IRS, voluntary disclosure

12.

Labor Unemployment Risk and Sticky Cost Behavior

2014 Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) Annual Conference
Posted: 14 Jan 2014
Jeong-Bon Kim and Ke Wang
Simon Fraser University and University of Alberta - School of Business

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unemployment risk, sticky costs, unemployment insurance, resource adjustment, adjustment costs