Charles (Chad) Ham

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

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Indianapolis, IN 47405-1701

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Narcissism Is a Bad Sign: CEO Signature Size, Investment, and Performance

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Narcissism Is a Bad Sign: CEO Signature Size, Investment, and Performance

UNC Kenan-Flagler Research Paper No. 2013-1
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 10 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2020
Charles (Chad) Ham, Nicholas Seybert and Sean Wang
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, University of Maryland - Department of Accounting & Information Assurance and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department
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CEO narcissism, signature size, firm investment, firm performance, CEO compensation

Narcissism Is a Bad Sign: CEO Signature Size, Investment, and Performance

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Posted: 30 Aug 2017
Charles (Chad) Ham, Nicholas Seybert and Sean Wang
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, University of Maryland - Department of Accounting & Information Assurance and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department

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CEO narcissism, signature size, firm investment, firm performance, CEO compensation

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Auditor Skill Demands and Audit Quality: Evidence from Job Postings

Management Science, Forthcoming,
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 06 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2024
Charles (Chad) Ham, Rebecca N. Hann, MaryJane Rabier and Wenfeng Wang
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis and Southern University of Science and Technology
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Auditor skill demands, audit quality, job postings

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CFO Narcissism and Financial Reporting Quality

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CFO Narcissism and Financial Reporting Quality

Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming, Robert H. Smith School Research Paper No. RHS 2581157
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 21 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 21 Apr 2017
Charles (Chad) Ham, Mark H. Lang, Nicholas Seybert and Sean Wang
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Maryland - Department of Accounting & Information Assurance and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department
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CFO, CEO, narcissism, financial reporting, earnings management

CFO Narcissism and Financial Reporting Quality

Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 55, No. 5, 2017
Posted: 12 Mar 2018
Charles (Chad) Ham, Mark H. Lang, Nicholas Seybert and Sean Wang
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Maryland - Department of Accounting & Information Assurance and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department

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financial reporting quality; narcissism; CFO; CEO; executives; accruals; real earnings management; internal controls; restatements; conservatism

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Do Dividends Convey Information About Future Earnings?

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 21 May 2018 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2019
Charles (Chad) Ham, Zachary Kaplan and Mark T. Leary
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School and Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
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Dividends, Earnings Expectations, Payout Policy

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Disclosing Work-From-Home Flexibility to Compete for Talent? Evidence from Job Postings

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2024
Charles (Chad) Ham, Rebecca N. Hann, Wenfeng Wang and Jingwen Yang
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business, Southern University of Science and Technology and University of Maryland - College Park
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disclosure, labor market competition, work-from-home, job postings

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Dividend yield, dividend payers and cross-sectional return prediction

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Dividend yield, dividend payers and cross-sectional return prediction

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 01 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2024
Seong Jin Ahn, Charles (Chad) Ham, Zachary Kaplan and Todd T. Milbourn
College of Business, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School and Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School
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dividends, information environment, signaling

Dividend Yield, Dividend Payers and Cross-Sectional Return Prediction

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 Mar 2025
Seong Jin Ahn, Charles (Chad) Ham, Todd T. Milbourn and Zachary Kaplan
College of Business, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School and Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School
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dividends, information environment, signaling

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Do Analysts Say Anything About Earnings Without Revising Their Earnings Forecasts?

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 08 Feb 2016
Philip G. Berger, Charles (Chad) Ham and Zachary Kaplan
University of Chicago - Chookaszian Accounting Research Center, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business and Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School
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sell-side analysts, analyst incentives, earnings forecasts, forecast bias

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Legal Expertise and the Role of Litigation Risk in Firms’ Conservatism Choices

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 02 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 08 Aug 2021
Jonathan Black, Charles (Chad) Ham, Michael D. Kimbrough and Ha Yoon Yee
University of Melbourne - Department of Accounting, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business and Purdue University - Krannert School of Management
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Conservatism, Legal Expertise, Litigation Risk, General Counsel

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Attention to Dividends, Inattention to Earnings?

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Attention to Dividends, Inattention to Earnings?

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 19 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 26 May 2021
Charles (Chad) Ham, Zachary Kaplan and Steven Utke
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School and University of Connecticut - Department of Accounting
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dividends, information environment, earnings announcements, earnings management

Attention to Dividends, Inattention to Earnings?

Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 28, No. 1, March 2023. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11142-021-09642-4
Posted: 07 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2023
Charles (Chad) Ham, Zachary Kaplan and Steven Utke
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School and University of Connecticut - Department of Accounting

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Dividends, Information environment, Earnings announcements, Earnings management

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CFO Narcissism and the Power of Persuasion Over Analysts: A Mixed-Methods Approach

SMU Cox School of Business Research Paper No. 23-11
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 19 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2025
Charles (Chad) Ham, Mark Piorkowski, Nicholas Seybert and Sean Wang
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, University of Maryland - Department of Accounting & Information Assurance and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department
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Executive Narcissism, Persuasion, Sell-Side Analysts

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Investment Efficiency Under the Cloud of Litigation

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2018-03-18, Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2018-18
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 11 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2024
Benjamin Bennett, Charles (Chad) Ham, Todd T. Milbourn and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School and Lancaster University
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Legal risk, Investment efficiency, Over-investment

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Rationalizing Forecast Inefficiency

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Rationalizing Forecast Inefficiency

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 28 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2021
Charles (Chad) Ham, Zachary Kaplan and Zawadi Lemayian
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School and Washington University in St. Louis
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sell-side analysts, forecast bias, forecast horizon, analyst forecasts

Rationalizing Forecast Inefficiency

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Posted: 08 Jul 2021
Charles (Chad) Ham, Zachary Kaplan and Zawadi Lemayian
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School and Washington University in St. Louis

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sell-side analysts, forecast bias, forecast horizon, analyst forecasts

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The Whisper Before the Shout: Market Consequences of Implied versus Actual Recommendations Revisions

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 05 Mar 2025
Mark T Bradshaw, Jared Flake, Charles (Chad) Ham and Mark Piorkowski
Boston College, Boise State University, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
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Sell-Side Analysts, Stock Recommendations, Analyst Reports

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The Association Between Corporate General Counsel and Firm Credit Risk

Journal of Accounting and Economics, 61: 274 - 293.
Posted: 09 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2016
Charles (Chad) Ham and Kevin Koharki
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business and Purdue University

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credit risk; credit rating agency; general counsel