Financial Accounting Information and Corporate Governance

115 Pages Posted: 28 Apr 2002 Last revised: 17 May 2021

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Robert M. Bushman

University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School

Abbie J. Smith

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Date Written: April 1, 2001

Abstract

This paper reviews and proposes additional research concerning the role of publicly reported financial accounting information in the governance processes of corporations. We first review and analyze research on the use of financial accounting measures in managerial incentive plans and explore future research directions. We then propose that governance research be extended to explore more comprehensively the use of financial accounting information in additional corporate control mechanisms, and suggest opportunities for expanding such research in the U.S. and abroad, including the consideration of interactions among control mechanisms. We also propose research to investigate more directly the effects of financial accounting information on economic performance through its role in governance and more generally using a cross-country approach.

Keywords: Corporate governance; Financial accounting; Incentive contracts

JEL Classification: D82, G30, J33, L22, M41

Suggested Citation

Bushman, Robert M. and Smith, Abbie J., Financial Accounting Information and Corporate Governance (April 1, 2001). Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Vol. 32, No. 1-3, 2001, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=253302 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.253302

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