research overview
- My primary research interest is in how firms communicate through voluntary disclosure and financial reporting and the role of external parties in how these disclosures are disseminated.
- Contact Info
Zechman, Sarah L. C. Professor
Positions
- Professor, Leeds School of Business
- Faculty Director, Leeds School of Business
- Professor, Leeds School of Business
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- how firms communicate through voluntary disclosure and financial reporting, role of external parties in dissemination of disclosures
Publications
selected publications
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journal article
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Bridging the Gap: Evidence from Externally Hired CEOs.
Journal of Accounting Research.
521-579.
2018
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Run EDGAR Run: SEC Dissemination in a High-Frequency World.
Journal of Accounting Research.
459-505.
2017
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The role of the media in disseminating insider-trading news.
Review of Accounting Studies.
711-739.
2016
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Executive overconfidence and the slippery slope to financial misreporting.
Journal of Accounting and Economics.
311-329.
2012
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Disclosure Tone and Shareholder Litigation.
Accounting Review.
2155-2183.
2011
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The Relation Between Voluntary Disclosure and Financial Reporting: Evidence from Synthetic Leases.
Journal of Accounting Research.
725-765.
2010
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Changes in bonus contracts in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley era.
Review of Accounting Studies.
480-506.
2009
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Explicit relative performance evaluation in performance-vested equity grants.
Review of Accounting Studies.
269-306.
2009
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Bridging the Gap: Evidence from Externally Hired CEOs.
Journal of Accounting Research.
521-579.
2018
Teaching
courses taught
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania 2008
- B.B.A., Washington University 1998
awards and honors
International Activities
global connections related to teaching and scholarly work (in recent years)
- Australia Country
- Singapore Country
- United Kingdom Country