Chan Li

University of Kansas

Professor

Capitol Federal Hall

Lawrence, KS 66045

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (37)

1.

The Impact of Internal Control Quality on Audit Delay in the Sox Era

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2006
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 05 Sep 2005 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2009
Michael Ettredge, Chan Li and Lili Sun
University of Kansas - Accounting and Information Systems Area, University of Kansas and University of North Texas - Department of Accounting
Downloads 3,851 (5,856)
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Audit Delay, Internal Control, SOX 404, Filing Deadline

Impact of Auditor Report Changes on Financial Reporting Quality and Audit Costs: Evidence from the United Kingdom

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 21 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 28 May 2018
Wake Forest University - Schools of Business, University of Tennessee, University of Kansas and University of Tennessee
Downloads 3,409 (7,030)
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audit report changes; PCAOB; United Kingdom; financial reporting quality; audit costs

Impact of Auditor Report Changes on Financial Reporting Quality and Audit Costs: Evidence from the United Kingdom

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 16 Aug 2018
Wake Forest University - Schools of Business, University of Tennessee, University of Kansas and University of Tennessee

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Audit Report Changes, PCAOB, United Kingdom, Financial Reporting Quality, Audit Costs

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Internal Control and Management Guidance

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 23 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2009
Mei Feng, Chan Li and Sarah E. McVay
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas and University of Washington
Downloads 2,709 (10,137)
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Management Guidance, Management Forecast Accuracy, Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Internal Control and Management Guidance

Journal of Accounting and Economics, Forthcoming
Posted: 11 Sep 2009
Mei Feng, Chan Li and Sarah E. McVay
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas and University of Washington

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Management Guidance, Management Forecast Accuracy, Internal Control over Financial Reporting

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Fee Pressure and Audit Quality

Accounting, Organizations and Society, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 01 May 2014
University of Kansas - Accounting and Information Systems Area, University of Kansas and University of Kansas
Downloads 1,967 (17,160)
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audit fee, audit quality, fee pressure, recession, misstatement, PCAOB

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Changes in Corporate Governance Associated with the Revelation of Internal Control Material Weaknesses and their Subsequent Remediation

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 10 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2014
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Accounting and Information Systems, University of Kansas and Portland State University
Downloads 1,636 (22,872)

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SOX Section 404, internal control material weakness remediation, corporate governance

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Does Ineffective Internal Control over Financial Reporting Affect a Firm’s Operations? Evidence from Firms’ Inventory Management

Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 10 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2014
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas, University of Washington and Graduate School of Management, UC-Davis
Downloads 1,571 (24,347)
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Internal Control, Inventory Management, Firm Operations

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Audit Fees and Auditor Dismissals in the Sarbanes-Oxley Era

Accounting Horizons, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2007
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 Sep 2006 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2009
University of Kansas - Accounting and Information Systems Area, University of Kansas and University of Kansas - Accounting and Information Systems Area
Downloads 1,428 (28,059)
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auditor dismissal, audit fees, SOX 404

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Sox 4o4 Assessments and Financial Reporting Errors

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 24 Aug 2006
Chan Li and Qian Wang
University of Kansas and Iowa State University - College of Business
Downloads 1,077 (42,383)
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SOX 404, internal control over financial reporting, internal control material weakness, restatement

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Financial Executive Qualifications, Financial Executive Turnover, and Adverse SOX 404 Opinions

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 24 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2010
Chan Li, Lili Sun and Michael Ettredge
University of Kansas, University of North Texas - Department of Accounting and University of Kansas - Accounting and Information Systems Area
Downloads 1,041 (44,463)
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CFO Turnover, Professional Qualifications, Internal Contro, SOX 404

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Client-Auditor Supply Chain Relationships, Audit Quality, and Audit Pricing

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Vol. 33, No. 4, 2014
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 14 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2014
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Accounting and Information Systems, University of Kansas and University of Hong Kong
Downloads 978 (48,582)
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Supply chain relationships, audit firm selection, audit quality, audit pricing

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The Importance of Information Asymmetry to Auditor Choice, Audit Fees, and Going Concern Opinions: Evidence from Exploiting Exogenous Shifts in Analyst Coverage

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 13 May 2017 Last Revised: 14 May 2017
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, University of Kansas and Memorial University
Downloads 964 (49,538)
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Information Asymmetry, Demand for Auditing, Audit Fees, Going Concern Opinions

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Auditor Realignments Accompanying Implementation of SOX 404 ICFR Reporting Requirements

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Jan 2006 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2010
University of Kansas - Accounting and Information Systems Area, University of Kansas, University of Kansas and University of Kansas - Accounting and Information Systems Area
Downloads 939 (51,338)
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Auditor Realignments, Dismissals, Internal Control, SOX Section 404, Remediation

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Does Client Importance Affect Auditor Independence at the Office Level? Empirical Evidence from Going Concern Opinions

Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 201-230, 2009
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 May 2008 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2010
Chan Li
University of Kansas
Downloads 696 (76,605)
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auditor independence, going concern, audit fees, non-audit fees

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Client Pressure and Auditor Independence: Evidence from the 'Great Recession' of 2007-2009

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 13 May 2011 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2017
University of Kansas - Accounting and Information Systems Area, University of Kansas, University of Kansas and Iowa State University - Department of Accounting and Finance
Downloads 673 (79,942)
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audit fee pressure, independence, recession, going concern opinion

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Is it Better to Kill Two Birds with One Stone? Internal Control Audit Quality and Audit Cost for Integrated vs. Non-integrated Audits

The Accounting Review, forthcoming.
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2022
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas, Nanjing Audit Univeristy and The University of Sydney
Downloads 634 (86,252)
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Audit quality; audit cost; internal control over financial reporting; SOX

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Costs and Benefits of Requiring an Engagement Partner Signature: Recent Experience in the United Kingdom

The Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 28 Feb 2013
Joseph V. Carcello and Chan Li
University of Tennessee and University of Kansas
Downloads 578 (97,050)
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PCAOB, engagement partner signature, United Kingdom, audit quality, audit fees, costs and benefits

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Earnings Guidance and Earnings Manipulation

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 11 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2015
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Kansas and University of Texas at Arlington
Downloads 543 (104,968)
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Are Auditors Professionally Skeptical? Evidence from Auditors’ Going-Concern Opinions and Management Earnings Forecasts

Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 06 Sep 2014
Mei Feng and Chan Li
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business and University of Kansas
Downloads 472 (122,891)
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professional skepticism, management forecast, going-concern

Are Auditors Professionally Skeptical? Evidence from Auditors’ Going-Concern Opinions and Management Earnings Forecasts

Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 52, No. 5, 2014
Posted: 05 Oct 2014
Mei Feng and Chan Li
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business and University of Kansas

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professional skepticism, management forecast, going-concern

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Management Forecasts and the Cost of Equity

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Sep 2009
Mei Feng, Chan Li and Zhaoyang Gu
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas and Chinese University of Hong Kong - School of Accountancy
Downloads 442 (134,533)
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Management Forecasts, Management Forecast Accuracy, Management Forecast Specificity, Cost of Equity

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Executive Board Member Financial Expertise and IPO Performance

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2019
University of Kansas - Accounting and Information Systems Area, University of Kansas, Iowa State University - College of Business and University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Downloads 387 (156,661)
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Initial Public Offering, IPO, Underpricing, Financial Expertise, Corporate Governance

Does the Presence of an Internal Control Audit affect Firm Operational Efficiency?

Contemporary Accounting Research, forthcoming.
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2022
Andy Imdieke, Chan Li and Shan Zhou
University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business, University of Kansas and The University of Sydney
Downloads 379 (158,938)
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operational efficiency; SOX 404(b); ICFR audits

Does the Presence of an Internal Control Audit Affect Firm Operational Efficiency?

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 09 Mar 2023
Andy Imdieke, Chan Li and Shan Zhou
University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business, University of Kansas and University of Sydney Business School

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operational efficiency, SOX 404(b), ICFR audits

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National Level, City Level Auditor Industry Specialization and Cost of Debt

2010. Accounting Horizons 24 (3): 395-417.
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 02 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2017
Chan Li, Yuan Xie and Jian Zhou
University of Kansas, Fordham University and University of Hawaii at Manoa
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auditor industry specialization, national level industry specialist, city level industry specialist, credit rating, bond spread

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The Effect of Enterprise Systems Implementations on the Firm Information Environment

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 26 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2014
ITESM Campus Querétaro, University of Kansas, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Downloads 361 (169,351)
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Enterprise Systems, Internal Controls, Information Quality, Management Forecast, Earnings Quality

Do Foreign Component Auditors Harm Financial Reporting Quality? A Subsidiary-Level Analysis of Foreign Component Auditor Use

Contemporary Accounting Research, Conditionally Accepted
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 24 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 06 May 2021
University of Connecticut - Department of Accounting, University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas and University of Arizona - Eller College of Management
Downloads 345 (176,380)

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audit quality; component auditor; financial reporting quality; group audit; multinational corporation; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

Do Foreign Component Auditors Harm Financial Reporting Quality? A Subsidiary-Level Analysis of Foreign Component Auditor Use

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 28 May 2021
University of Connecticut - Department of Accounting, University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas and University of Arizona - Eller College of Management

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audit quality, component auditor, financial reporting quality, group audit, multinational corporation, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

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Investors’ Perceptions of Auditors’ Economic Dependence on the Client – Post-SOX Evidence

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Apr 2011
Carl W. Hollingsworth and Chan Li
Clemson University and University of Kansas
Downloads 335 (183,664)
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Non-audit service fees, Total fees, Big 4 audits, Financial reporting credibility, SOX 404

Restating Internal Control Reports following Financial Statement Restatements: Determinants and Consequences

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 14 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2021
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas, Florida International University (FIU) - School of Accounting and University of North Texas - Department of Accounting
Downloads 317 (193,190)

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restatements, internal control, CFO turnover, auditor resignation

Restating Internal Control Reports following Financial Statement Restatements: Determinants and Consequences

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 02 Sep 2021
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas, Florida International University (FIU) and University of North Texas - Department of Accounting

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restatement of internal control reports, financial statement restatements, CFO turnover, auditor resignation

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Enterprise Risk Management and Management Earnings Forecasts

Forthcoming at Management Science 
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 24 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 16 Nov 2024
University of Kansas, University of Kansas, University of North Texas - Department of Accounting and University of North Texas
Downloads 190 (322,834)

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enterprise risk management (ERM), management forecast, earnings volatility, uncertainty, internal information, external information

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The Implications of Face-to-Face Auditor Client Interactions: Evidence from Auditors’ Taxi Rides to the Clients’ Headquarters

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 29 Nov 2023
Chan Li, Kun Li, Ava Wu and Shan Zhou
University of Kansas, Australian National University (ANU), Zhejiang University and The University of Sydney
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Face-to-Face, Auditor, Interaction, Taxi Rides, Audit Quality

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Do Auditors Learn from Stock Prices of Their Clients? Evidence from Audit Adjustments of Pre-audited Earnings

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 07 Jun 2023
Mei Feng, Chan Li and Ting Luo
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas and Tsinghua University
Downloads 139 (421,186)

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audit adjustments, stock price feedback

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PCAOB inspection deficiencies and future financial reporting quality: Do the types of deficiencies matter? *

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Nov 2024
University of Southern California, University of Kansas and University of West Florida
Downloads 91 (576,889)

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PCAOB, Misstatements

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Audit Firms' Corporate Social Responsibility Activities and Auditor Reputation

Accounting, Organizations and Society, forthcoming 
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 21 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2024
University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas, Nanjing Audit Univeristy, affiliation not provided to SSRN and The University of Sydney
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Financial Reporting Quality and Auditor Dismissal Decisions at Companies with Common Directors and Auditors

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 12 Mar 2022
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance, University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas and East China University of Political Science and Law

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financial reporting quality, auditor dismissal, director networks, auditor networks, auditor-director bonds, common auditor

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What’s in a Name? Initial Evidence of U.S. Audit Partner Identification Using Difference-in-Differences Analyses

The Accounting Review Vol. 94, No. 5: 139-163, 2019
Posted: 09 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2019
University of Tennessee - Haslam College of Business, University of Kansas, Virginia Tech and James Madison University

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PCAOB, Rule 3211, Form AP, audit partner, audit quality, audit fees, difference-in-differences

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The Effect of Ambiguity in an Auditing Standard on Auditor Independence: Evidence from Nonaudit Fees and SOX 404 Opinions

Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics (April 2017), 13(1): 37-51.
Posted: 03 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2017
Chan Li, K. K. Raman, Lili Sun and Da Wu
University of Kansas, The University of Texas at San Antonio, University of North Texas - Department of Accounting and University of North Texas, Department of Accounting, Students

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Nonaudit fees; SOX 404 audit opinions; Auditor independence; Engagement risk; Ambiguity in AS2.

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Is SOX 404(a) Management Internal Control Reporting an Effective Alternative to SOX 404(b) Internal Control Audits?

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Forthcoming
Posted: 21 Dec 2016
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance, University of Kansas and Florida International University (FIU) - School of Accounting

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The SOX 404 Internal Control Audit: Key Regulatory Events

Research in Accounting Regulations, Vol. 27, October 2015
Posted: 28 Sep 2016
Chan Li, K. K. Raman, Lili Sun and Da Wu
University of Kansas, The University of Texas at San Antonio, University of North Texas - Department of Accounting and University of North Texas, Department of Accounting, Students

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SOX 404 audit, internal control

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The Consequences of Information Technology Control Weaknesses on Management Information Systems: The Case of Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Control Reports

MIS Quarterly, Forthcoming
Posted: 05 Apr 2011
University of Kansas, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Sarbanes-Oxley, Internal Controls, Information Quality, Management Forecast