Brian Rountree

Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business

Assistant Professor

6100 South Main Street

P.O. Box 1892

Houston, TX 77005-1892

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

20

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Scholarly Papers (20)

1.

What Happens to Corporate Investment in Bad Times?

Minor Revision at Management Science (MS)
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 30 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2025
University of Denver, Virginia Tech, Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
Downloads 1,827 (19,564)

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Recessions, Overinvestment, Underinvestment, Shareholder monitoring, Managerial entrenchment, Analyst coverage shock, Investor distraction

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Private Equity Net Asset Values and Future Cash Flows

Forthcoming The Accounting Review
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 29 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2019
University of Oxford - Said Business School, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and University of Oxford - Said Business School
Downloads 1,376 (30,019)
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Private equity, asset valuation, fair value

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Citation 19

How Do Analyst Recommendations Respond to Major News?

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 15 Apr 2002
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
Downloads 1,306 (31,841)
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Analyst Recommendations

How do Analyst Recommendations Respond to Major News?

Posted: 21 Apr 2005
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business

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Analyst Recommendations

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The Ultimate Form of Mandatory Auditor Rotation: The Case of Former Arthur Andersen Clients

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Feb 2005
Jennifer Blouin, Barbara M. Grein and Brian Rountree
University of Pennsylvania - Accounting Department, Drexel University - Department of Accounting and Tax and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
Downloads 960 (50,394)

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Mandatory rotation, audit quality, earnings quality, Arthur Andersen

5.

The Impact of Governance Reform on Performance and Transparency

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 12 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2009
University of Oklahoma, University of Southern California and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
Downloads 813 (63,234)
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Corporate governance, corporate transparency, financial reporting, earnings management

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Do Investors Value Smooth Performance?

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Mar 2008
Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business
Downloads 757 (69,487)
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Cash flow volatility, earnings smoothing, risk management

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Mind the Gap: CEO-Employee Pay Ratios and Shareholder Say-on-Pay Votes

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 13 May 2020
Steve Crawford, Karen K. Nelson and Brian Rountree
University of Houston, Texas Christian University - Department of Accounting and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
Downloads 679 (79,928)
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Pay Ratio, Say-On-Pay, Dodd-Frank Act

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Governance Reform, Share Concentration and Financial Reporting Transparency in Mexico

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Apr 2006
University of Oklahoma, University of Southern California and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
Downloads 577 (98,428)
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Corporate governance, corporate transparency, financial reporting, earnings management, discretionary accruals

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Capital Structure Effects Associated with the New Lease Accounting Standard

Management Science - forthcoming, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise Research Paper No. 2517124
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2025
Rice University, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
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Contracting costs, ASC 842, Operating leases JEL codes: G14, G21, G28, M41, M48

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The Market Reaction to Arthur Andersen's Shredding of Documents: Loss of Reputation or Confounding Effects?

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Mar 2008
Karen K. Nelson, Richard A. Price and Brian Rountree
Texas Christian University - Department of Accounting, University of Oklahoma and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
Downloads 486 (121,506)
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Auditor reputation, Arthur Andersen, Event studies, Earnings response coefficients

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How Do Analysts Recommendations Respond to Major News?

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Sep 2004
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
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Analyst recommendations

12.

Decomposing the Market, Industry, and Firm Components of Profitability: Implications for Forecasts of Profitability

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 27 Nov 2017
Andrew B. Jackson, Marlene Plumlee and Brian Rountree
UNSW Australia Business School, School of Accounting, University of Utah - School of Accounting and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
Downloads 339 (183,512)
Citation 18

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Macroeconomy, Market, Industry, Profitability, Forecasting, firm-specific estimates

13.

Are Individual Investors Influenced by the Optimism and Credibility of Stock Spam Recommendations

Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 01 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2013
Karen K. Nelson, Richard A. Price and Brian Rountree
Texas Christian University - Department of Accounting, University of Oklahoma and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
Downloads 290 (216,686)
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investor attention, stock spam, target prices, press releases

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Debiasing Earnings Persistence Estimates

Forthcoming Review of Accounting Studies
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2023
Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University, Xiamen University and Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) - School of Business
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Accrual quality, persistence, reporting quality, valuation

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Citation 11

Earnings Co-Movements and Earnings Manipulation

UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2013 ACCT 01
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 11 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 06 Jan 2017
UNSW Australia Business School, School of Accounting, Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and Rice University
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Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases, Accounting Theory, Earnings Co-Movements, Earnings Management, Market Earnings.

Earnings Co-Movements and Earnings Manipulation

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Posted: 28 May 2017
UNSW Australia Business School, School of Accounting, Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and Rice University

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Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases, Accounting Theory, Earnings Co-Movements, Earnings Management, Market Earnings

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Re-examining the Timing Role of Accrual Accounting

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 16 Oct 2024
Rice University, Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and Rice University
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accrual accounting, accruals, cash flows, accrual quality

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Balancing Act: How Unaffiliated Analysts Navigate Private Information Disadvantages

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 07 Feb 2025
Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and Rice University
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Private information, Information asymmetry, Forecast accuracy, Syndicated loans, Analyst herding

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The Market Reaction to Arthur Andersen's Role in the Enron Scandal: Loss of Reputation or Confounding Effects?

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Vol. 46, No. 2-3, pp. 279-293, December 2008
Posted: 19 Dec 2008
Karen K. Nelson, Richard A. Price and Brian Rountree
Texas Christian University - Department of Accounting, University of Oklahoma and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business

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Auditor reputation, Arthur Andersen, Event studies, Earnings response coefficients

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An Analysis of Forced Auditor Change: The Case of Former Arthur Andersen Clients

Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Posted: 03 Oct 2006
Jennifer Blouin, Barbara M. Grein and Brian Rountree
University of Pennsylvania - Accounting Department, Drexel University - Department of Accounting and Tax and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business

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Mandatory rotation, audit quality, earnings quality, Arthur Andersen

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Auditor Switches in the Pre- and Post-Enron Eras: Risk or Realignment?

Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Posted: 03 May 2006 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2012
Wayne R. Landsman, Karen K. Nelson and Brian Rountree
University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Texas Christian University - Department of Accounting and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business

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Auditor change, audit risk, audit firm portfolios