Paul R. Mather

La Trobe University

Professor

School of Accounting

Bundoora

Melbourne, Victoria 3086

Australia

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1.

Earnings and Impression Management in Financial Reports: The Case of CEO Changes

Monash Dept. of Acctg. & Finance Working Paper No. 68
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Dec 2000
Jayne M. Godfrey, Paul R. Mather and Alan L. Ramsay
University of Auckland, La Trobe University and Monash University - Department of Accounting
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CEO change; Earnings management; Impression management; Big bath

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The Relationship Between Directors' Independence, Reputation and Management Earnings Forecasts

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2008
H. Chan, Robert W. Faff, Paul R. Mather and Alan L. Ramsay
University of Melbourne - Department of Finance, Corvinus University Budapest, La Trobe University and Monash University - Department of Accounting
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Management earnings forecasts, corporate governance, director reputation

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Is the Graph Discrepancy Index (Gdi) a Robust Measure?

Monash University Business Systems Research Paper No. 156/2003
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Aug 2004
Dineli R. Mather, Paul R. Mather and Alan L. Ramsay
Monash University - School of Business Systems, La Trobe University and Monash University - Department of Accounting
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Graphs, GDI, Impression management, Distortion

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Corporate Governance and Covenant Restrictiveness in Private Debt Contracts

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 25 Oct 2012
Intan Suryani Abu Bakar, Paul R. Mather and George Tanewski
International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), La Trobe University and Deakin University - School of Accounting Economics and Finance
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governance, covenants, private debt, agency

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The Effect of Corporate Board Characteristics on Loan Monitoring Decisions

Finance and Corporate Governance Conference 2011 Paper
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Feb 2011
Judy F. Day, Paul R. Mather and Peter Taylor
The University of Manchester - Manchester Business School, La Trobe University and Manchester Business School
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Board Processes, Cognitive Conflicts and Financial Reporting Quality

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 09 Jul 2015
Dinithi Ranasinghe, Paul R. Mather and Suzanne Young
University of Otago, La Trobe University and La Trobe University
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corporate governance, board processes, earnings quality, mediation, financial reporting quality, board of directors

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Do Emotions Matter? The Role of Manager Emotions on Stock Returns

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Aug 2023
Luisa Unda, Gihan Gamage, Dinithi Ranasinghe, Daswin De Silva and Paul R. Mather
Universitat de les Illes Balears, La Trobe University - La Trobe Business School, University of Otago, La Trobe University and La Trobe University
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emotions, conference calls, investors response, stock returns, positive emotions, negative emotions

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Insider Ownership and Dividend Policy in an Imputation Tax Environment

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2017.01.014, Finance and Corporate Governance Conference 2010 Paper
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2017
Balasingham Balachandran, Arifur Rahman Khan, Paul R. Mather and Michael Theobald
Monash University - Monash University Malaysia, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Deakin University, La Trobe University and University of Birmingham - Department of Accounting and Finance
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agency costs; Insider ownership; imputation tax system; franked dividend, unfranked dividend; institutional ownership

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Managerial Share Ownership and Operating Performance: Do Independent and Executive Directors Have Different Incentives?

Australian Journal of Management, 2012 Forthcoming, Finance and Corporate Governance Conference 2010 Paper
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 06 Sep 2012
Arifur Khan, Paul R. Mather and Balasingham Balachandran
Deakin University - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, La Trobe University and Monash University - Monash University Malaysia
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Managerial Share Ownership, Performance, Incentive Alignment, Entrenchment

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Corporate Boards and Performance Pricing in Private Debt Contracts

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 01 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2017
Intan Suryani Abu Bakar, Arifur Khan, Paul R. Mather and George Tanewski
International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), Deakin University - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, La Trobe University and Deakin University - School of Accounting Economics and Finance
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Performance pricing, covenants, governance, private debt

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Do Emotions Matter? The Impact of Emotion Profiles on Stock Returns

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 31 Dec 2024
Luisa Unda, Gihan Gamage, Dinithi Ranasinghe, Daswin De Silva and Paul R. Mather
Universitat de les Illes Balears, La Trobe University, University of Otago, La Trobe University and La Trobe University
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emotion profiles, emotions, conference calls, investors response, Stock returns

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Managerial Share Ownership and Operating Performance: Do Independent and Executive Directors Have Different Incentives

Australian Journal of Management, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2014
Posted: 11 Feb 2014
Arifur Khan, Paul R. Mather and Balasingham Balachandran
Deakin University - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, La Trobe University and Monash University - Monash University Malaysia

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Entrenchment, incentive alignment, managerial share ownership, performance

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Board Gender Diversity and its Effect on Firm Financial Performance: A Panel Study of Top 500 ASX Listed Firms

2012 Financial Markets & Corporate Governance Conference
Posted: 26 Mar 2012
Alireza Vafaei, Paul R. Mather and Kamran Ahmed
La Trobe University, La Trobe University and La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University

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An Investigation into the Measurement of Graph Distortion in Financial Reports

Posted: 02 Apr 2005
Dineli R. Mather, Paul R. Mather and Alan L. Ramsay
Monash University - School of Business Systems, La Trobe University and Monash University - Department of Accounting

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Graph Discrepancy Index, Graphs, Graph distortion, Impression management

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Debt Covenants, Private Debt Markets, Debt Contracting