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Toward a framework for alleviating technostress: The role of affect state
(2022-08-04)
The objective of this dissertation proposal is to design a general framework for interventions aimed at alleviating the impact of technostress, that is, stress occurring when individuals use information technology (IT) ...
Carbon Emission Underreporting: Evidence from Satellite Emission Data
(2024-05-10)
I compare satellite emissions data to company reports filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify firms that underreport their carbon emissions. I find that firms are more likely to underreport ...
What happens when a net operating loss carryforward is exhausted?
(2024-05-10)
I study how firm behavior changes after the firm exhausts its NOLC. Prior literature has provided evidence that NOLCs affect firm behavior. Firms that exhaust their NOLC are losing a tax shield and experience a significant ...
Supervisor Responses to Subordinate Social Issue Advocacy: The Motivating Role of Anticipated Gratitude and Guilt
(2024-05-10)
Social issues are a frequent topic of discussion in organizations today. Given that many employees view their organizations as a place to initiate change on such issues, recent work has examined how employees sell social ...
THE COMEBACK KIDS: BOOMERANG AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE LENS OF IDENTITY THEORY
(2024-05-10)
Boomerang hiring, the re-hiring of employees who have previously worked for an organization is on the rise. With this rise comes a need to understand the benefits and drawbacks of this labor market strategy. In the field ...
Essays in Corporate Finance
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation consists of two essays. The first essay (Chapter 1) looks at retiree medical plans in the context of mergers and acquisition activity. The second essay (Chapter 2) is an investigation of the at-the-market ...
When more is less: the adverse effect of financial reporting complexity on accounting comparability
(2024-05-10)
I investigate the impact of complex financial statements on accounting comparability. I measure accounting reporting complexity with XBRL-based measures. I find that complex financial statements reduce financial statement ...
Three Essays on the Ideal Worker
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation comprises three interrelated (yet encapsulated) essays that seek to synthesize and expand knowledge regarding the ideal worker construct, as shown in Appendix A. The term “ideal worker” has origins in ...
Essays in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation comprises two essays that investigate the realms of venture capital (VC) and entrepreneurship. In the first essay (Chapter 1), an exploration unfolds to determine whether climate risk serves as a crucial ...
Essays in corporate governance and institutional investing
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation comprises of three essays. The first essay (Chapter 1) compares the skills of female directors hired as a result of California gender quota and female directors hired as a result of the diversity initiative ...