Mark L. DeFond

University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting

Professor

Accounting Building, Room 206

Los Angeles, CA 90089-0441

United States

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

c/o the Royal Academies of Belgium

Rue Ducale 1 Hertogsstraat

1000 Brussels

Belgium

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (28)

1.

Do Non-Audit Service Fees Impair Auditor Independence? Evidence from Going-Concern Audit Opinions

USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 22 Jan 2002
Mark L. DeFond, Kannan Raghunandan and K.R. Subramanyam
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, Florida International University (FIU) - School of Accounting and University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting
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Citation 131

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Non-audit services; Audit fees; Audit markets

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A Review of Archival Auditing Research

Number of pages: 134 Posted: 20 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2014
Mark L. DeFond and Jieying Zhang
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and The University of Texas at Dallas
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An Empirical Analysis of Analysts' Cash Flow Forecasts

USC Leventhal School of Accounting Working Paper
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 04 Apr 2001
Mark L. DeFond and Mingyi Hung
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
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analysts' forecasts, cash flows

An Empirical Analysis of Analysts' Cash Flow Forecasts

Posted: 29 Jan 2003
Mark L. DeFond and Mingyi Hung
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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analysts' forecasts, cash flows, earnings' usefulness

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Does the Market Value Financial Expertise on Audit Committees of Boards of Directors?

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 11 Feb 2004
Mark L. DeFond, Rebecca N. Hann and Xuesong Hu
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business and University of Oregon - Department of Accounting
Downloads 1,768 (17,140)
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Sarbanes-Oxley, Audit Committee, Financial Expert, Corporate Governance, Boards of Directors

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The Impact of Improved Auditor Independence on Audit Market Concentration in China

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Oct 1999
Mark L. DeFond, T.J. Wong and Shuhua Li
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, University of Sothern California and China Securities Regulatory Commission
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Does PSM Really Eliminate the Big N Audit Quality Effect?

Marshall School of Business Working Paper No. ACC 02.14
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2016
Mark L. DeFond, David H. Erkens and Jieying Zhang
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business and The University of Texas at Dallas
Downloads 1,587 (20,223)
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Big N auditors, Audit quality, Matching

Voluntary Disclosure of Balance Sheet Information in Quarterly Earnings Announcements

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Jun 2000
Shuping Chen, Mark L. DeFond and Chul W. Park
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and The University of Hong Kong - School of Business
Downloads 1,427 (23,343)
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Capital markets, voluntary disclosure

Voluntary Disclosure of Balance Sheet Information in Quarterly Earnings Announcements

Posted: 04 Dec 2001
Shuping Chen, Mark L. DeFond and Chul W. Park
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and The University of Hong Kong - School of Business

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Capital markets; Voluntary disclosure

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Investor Protection and the Information Content of Annual Earnings Announcements: International Evidence

Journal of Accounting and Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Sep 2004
Mark L. DeFond, Mingyi Hung and Robert Trezevant
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting
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Citation 31

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Cross-country event study, Earnings announcement, Price reaction

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Awareness of SEC Enforcement and Auditor Reporting Decisions

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 23 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2017
Mark L. DeFond, Jere R. Francis and Nicholas Hallman
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, Maastricht University and University of Texas at Austin
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The Impact of Mandatory IFRS Adoption on Foreign Mutual Fund Ownership: The Role of Comparability

SCU Leavey School of Business Research Paper No. 09-06
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 15 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 17 May 2011
Mark L. DeFond, Xuesong Hu, Mingyi Hung and Siqi Li
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, University of Oregon - Department of Accounting, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business
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Mandatory IFRS adoption, financial statement comparability, cross-border investment

The Impact of Mandatory IFRS Adoption on Foreign Mutual Fund Ownership: The Role of Comparability

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Vol. 51, No. 3, 2011
Posted: 16 May 2011
Mark L. DeFond, Xuesong Hu, Mingyi Hung and Siqi Li
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, University of Oregon - Department of Accounting, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business

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Comparability, Uniformity, IFRS, Mutual Funds, Foreign Investment

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Investor Protection and Corporate Governance: Evidence from Worldwide Ceo Turnover

Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 21 Aug 2003
Mark L. DeFond and Mingyi Hung
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
Downloads 1,150 (32,618)
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International corporate governance, investor protection, stock price informativeness

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The Timeliness of the Bond Market Reaction to Bad News Earnings Surprises

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 12 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2011
Mark L. DeFond and Jieying Zhang
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and The University of Texas at Dallas
Downloads 917 (44,893)
Citation 15

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corporate bond market, anticipation of bad news, bond prices, information content, earnings surprise

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Does Mandatory IFRS Adoption Affect Crash Risk?

The Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 29 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2015
Mark L. DeFond, Mingyi Hung, Siqi Li and Yinghua Li
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business and Arizona State University (ASU) - School of Accountancy
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Does Mandatory IFRS Adoption Affect Crash Risk?

The Accounting Review, Vol. 90, pp. 265–299, 2015.
Posted: 05 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2015
Mark L. DeFond, Mingyi Hung, Siqi Li and Yinghua Li
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business and Arizona State University (ASU) - School of Accountancy

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International Financial Reporting Standards; Crash risk; Non-financial firms; Financial firms

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Home Bias, Foreign Mutual Fund Holdings, and the Voluntary Adoption of International Accounting Standards

Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming, EFA 2006 Zurich Meetings
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Oct 2005
Vicentiu Covrig, Mark L. DeFond and Mingyi Hung
California State University, Northridge - Department of Finance, Financial Planning and Insurance, University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
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International Accounting Standards, Home bias, Portfolio choice

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Do PCAOB Inspections Improve the Quality of Internal Control Audits?

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 07 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2015
Mark L. DeFond and Clive S. Lennox
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and University of Southern California
Downloads 791 (54,941)
Citation 52

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PCAOB inspections; internal controls

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Investor Protection and Analysts' Cash Flow Forecasts Around the World

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 Jul 2002
Mark L. DeFond and Mingyi Hung
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
Downloads 748 (59,227)
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international accounting, investor protection, analysts' forecasts, cash flows

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Did China's Adoption of IFRS Attract More Foreign Institutional Investment?

Marshall School of Business Working Paper No. ACC 01.14
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2014
Mark L. DeFond, Xinzi Gao, Oliver Zhen Li and Lijun Xia
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Antai College of Economics and Management
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International financial reporting standards; institutional investment; China; transitional economies

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Was the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Good News for Corporate Bondholders?

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 25 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2008
Mark L. DeFond, Mingyi Hung, Emre Karaoglu and Jieying Zhang
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), Columbia University - Columbia Business School and The University of Texas at Dallas
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Client Conservatism and Auditor-Client Contracting

Forthcoming in The Accounting Review, Singapore Management University School of Accountancy Research Paper No. 2015-25, Marshall School of Business Working Paper No. ACC 01.16
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 03 May 2015 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2016
Mark L. DeFond, Chee Yeow Lim and Yoonseok Zang
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, Singapore Management University - School of Accountancy and Singapore Management University - School of Accountancy
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Conservatism, audit fee, going concern audit opinion, auditor resignation, litigation risk, misstatement risk

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The Effect of Fair Value Accounting on the Performance Evaluation Role of Earnings

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 17 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2021
Mark L. DeFond, Jinshuai Hu, Mingyi Hung and Siqi Li
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, Xiamen University - Institute for Financial and Accounting Studies, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business
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accounting earnings; executive compensation; fair value accounting; historical cost accounting; contracting; pay performance sensitivity

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Capital Markets Valuation and Accounting Performance of Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) Award Winners

Decision Support Systems, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 30 Sep 2013
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Accounting and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
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Capital markets, Knowledge management, Stock valuation, Asset pricing, MAKE award winners, Market study, Delphi method

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Do Managers Successfully Shop for Compliant Auditors? Evidence from Accounting Estimates

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper No. 432/2018
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 03 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2019
Mark L. DeFond, Jieying Zhang and Yuping Zhao
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, The University of Texas at Dallas and University of Houston
Downloads 348 (149,456)
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opinion shopping, opportunistic changes in accounting estimates, auditor switches, earnings management, financial reporting quality

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The Primacy of Fair Presentation: Evidence From Regulators and the Courts

Accounting Horizons, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 12 Mar 2018
Mark L. DeFond, Clive S. Lennox and Jieying Zhang
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, University of Southern California and The University of Texas at Dallas
Downloads 263 (200,241)

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Do PCAOB Inspections Improve the Quality of Internal Control Audits?

Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 55, No. 3, 2017
Posted: 18 Oct 2017
Mark L. DeFond and Clive S. Lennox
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and University of Southern California

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auditing; audit opinions; internal controls; regulation; PCAOB;SEC; SOX

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The Effect of SOX on Small Auditor Exits and Audit Quality

Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 52, pp. 21-40, 2011
Posted: 28 Aug 2011
Clive S. Lennox and Mark L. DeFond
University of Southern California and University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting

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Audit Quality, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, PCAOB, Audit Markets, Auditor Opinions

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Do Managers Smooth Income in Anticipation of Future Earnings?

Posted: 09 Jul 1998
Mark L. DeFond and Chul W. Park
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and The University of Hong Kong - School of Business

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Auditor Changes and Discretionary Accruals

Posted: 25 Feb 1998
Mark L. DeFond and K.R. Subramanyam
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting

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The Effect of Audit Quality on Earnings Management

Posted: 06 Aug 1998
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business and University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting

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The Effect of Audit Quality on Earnings Management

Posted: 04 Dec 1997
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business and University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting

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