Ervin L. Black

Steed School of Accounting

Professor, Rath Chair in Accounting

307 W Brooks

Norman, OK 73019

United States

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Scholarly Papers (25)

1.

Which is More Value-Relevant: Earnings or Cash Flows?

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 02 Sep 1998
Ervin L. Black
Steed School of Accounting
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The Long-Term Success of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 30 May 2001
Thomas A. Carnes, Ervin L. Black and Tomas Jandik
Berry College - Campbell School of Business, Steed School of Accounting and University of Arkansas - Sam M. Walton College of Business
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Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international accounting, long-run abnormal returns

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The Market Valuation of Firm Reputation

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 12 Apr 1999
Steed School of Accounting, Berry College - Campbell School of Business and University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
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Assessing the Relative Informativeness and Permanence of Pro Forma Earnings and Gaap Operating Earnings

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 06 Jan 2004
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department, Steed School of Accounting, University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia and University of Houston - Department of Accountancy & Taxation
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pro forma earnings, information content of earnings, persistence of earnings, analysts' forecasts

Assessing the Relative Informativeness and Permanence of Pro Forma Earnings and Gaap Operating Earnings

Posted: 01 Dec 2003
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department, Steed School of Accounting, University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia and University of Houston - Department of Accountancy & Taxation

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pro forma earnings, information content of earnings, persistence of earnings, analysts' forecasts

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Comparing Non-GAAP EPS in Earnings Announcements and Proxy Statements

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 22 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 19 Nov 2020
Iowa State University - College of Business, Steed School of Accounting, University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia and The Ohio State University
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Non-GAAP EPS; contracting; compensation; valuation; value relevance

6.

Who Trades on Pro Forma Earnings Information?

Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 05 Sep 2004
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department, Steed School of Accounting, University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia and Penn State University
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Pro forma earnings; corporate disclosure; The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; SEC regulations

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The Structure of Bank Debt Covenants

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Feb 1999
Ervin L. Black and Susan E. Shevlin
Steed School of Accounting and Seattle University
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Earnings Management Relations of Accruals Components: A Multi-Period Setting

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 07 Dec 2003
Ervin L. Black and Brian W. McCulloch
Steed School of Accounting and New Zealand Treasury
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discretionary accruals, earnings management, multi-period setting

Empirical Evidence on Recent Trends in Pro Forma Reporting

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Aug 2003
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department, Steed School of Accounting, University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia and Penn State University
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pro forma earnings, street earnings, corporate disclosure, analysts' expectations

Empirical Evidence on Recent Trends in Pro Forma Reporting

Posted: 19 Dec 2003
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department, Steed School of Accounting, University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia and Penn State University

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pro forma earnings, street earnings, corporate disclosure, analysts' expectations

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Entrerpreneurial Success: Differing Perceptions of Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists

International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 189-198, 2010
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Jun 2005 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2013
Steed School of Accounting, Brigham Young University - School of Accountancy, Brigham Young University - School of Accountancy and University of South Carolina - Department of Accounting
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Entrepreneurial success, venture capital funding, traits for success

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The Effects of Executive Compensation Contracts and Auditor Effort on Pro Forma Reporting Decisions

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2014
Iowa State University - College of Business, Steed School of Accounting and University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia
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Pro forma earnings, compensation contracts, long-term performance plans, audit fees, earnings benchmarks, aggressive earnings management

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The Influence of Manager-Analyst Interactions on Street Earnings: Evidence from Conference Calls and Excluded Analysts

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 27 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2019
Steed School of Accounting, University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia, University of Exeter Business School and Yale University School of Management
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non-GAAP performance measures, street earnings, conference calls, earnings press releases, analyst disagreement

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Analysis of Characteristics Motivating Firms’ IFRS Adoption: Evidence from the European Union

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 14 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2011
Victoria Krivogorsky, Jui-Chin Chang and Ervin L. Black
San Diego State University, Texas A&M International University and Steed School of Accounting
Downloads 492 (113,051)
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Accounting harmonization, firms’ value, business complexity, corporate governance

Pro Forma Disclosure and Investor Sophistication: External Validation of Experimental Evidence Using Archival Data

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Jan 2004
University of Arkansas - Department of Accounting, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department, Steed School of Accounting and University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia
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Pro forma earnings, investor sophistication, Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, complementary research methodologies

Pro Forma Disclosure and Investor Sophistication: External Validation of Experimental Evidence Using Archival Data

Accounting, Organizations and Society, Forthcoming
Posted: 29 Sep 2006
University of Arkansas - Department of Accounting, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department, Steed School of Accounting and University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia

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Pro forma earnings, investor sophistication, Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, complementary research methodologies

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Is There an Association between Corporate Governance and Firm Diversification? An Empirical Study with Brazilian Companies

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 24 Nov 2004
Wesley Mendes-Da-Silva and Ervin L. Black
Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) - Finance, Accounting and Controllership Department of Fundação Getulio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) and Steed School of Accounting
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Corporate Governance, Firm diversification, Agency Problem, Brazilian Firms, Emerging Markets

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Has the Regulation of Pro Forma Reporting in the U.S. Changed Investors’ Perceptions of Pro Forma Earnings Disclosures?

Forthcoming, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 25 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2012
Iowa State University - College of Business, Steed School of Accounting, University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia and Brigham Young University - School of Accountancy
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Pro forma earnings, corporate disclosure, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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The Effect of IFRS Adoption on Accrual-based and Real Earnings Management: Emerging Markets’ Perspective

Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Jul 2022
Dante Viana Jr., Isabel Lourenço and Ervin L. Black
FUCAPE Business School, ISCTE Business School - ISCTE Business School and Steed School of Accounting
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IFRS, earnings management, emerging markets

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Macroeconomic Instability, Institutions and Earnings Management: An Analysis in Developed and Emerging Market Countries

Forthcoming, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 26 May 2022 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022
FUCAPE Business School, ISCTE Business School - ISCTE Business School, Steed School of Accounting and Federal University of Paraiba
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macroeconomic instability, accrual-based earnings management, real earnings management, countries’ development, country-level institutions.

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Does Utility Regulation Substitute for Debt Covenants?

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 04 Sep 2009
Steed School of Accounting, Berry College - Campbell School of Business, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Akron - The George W. Daverio School of Accountancy
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debt covenants, utilities

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The Relation Between Earnings Management and Non-GAAP Reporting

Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2017
Posted: 03 May 2013 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2019
Steed School of Accounting, University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia, New Mexico State University and The University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Haslam College of Business, Accounting and Information Management

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pro forma earnings, accruals, real earnings management, earnings management constraints

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Corporate Governance, Strategy, and Supply Management Performance: An Empirical Analysis of Companies Listed in the SãO Paulo Stock Exchange

International Law & Management Review, Vol. 2, Winter 2005
Posted: 21 Mar 2006
Wesley Mendes-Da-Silva and Ervin L. Black
Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) - Finance, Accounting and Controllership Department of Fundação Getulio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil) and Steed School of Accounting

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Corporate Governance, Brazilian Industries, Supply Management, Firm Diversification

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An International Comparison of Income Statement and Balance Sheet Information: Germany, Japan and the U.S.

Posted: 10 Mar 2003
Ervin L. Black and John Joseph White
Steed School of Accounting and Elmhurst College - Center for Business and Economics

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international accounting, value relevance, earnings, book value of equity, Germany, Japan

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Life-Cycle Stage Effects on the Incremental Information Content of Earnings and Cash Flows

Posted: 27 Apr 1998
Ervin L. Black
Steed School of Accounting

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The Informativeness of Financial Accounting Data for Emerging Growth Firms: An Application of the Feltham-Ohlson Model

Posted: 27 Apr 1998
Steed School of Accounting, California State University, Fullerton - Mihaylo College of Business & Economics and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance

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