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
- ACCT 8990 - Doctoral Thesis - (Spring 2019 UC Boulder)
- ACCT 3220 - Corporate Financial Reporting 1 First of a two-course sequence intended to provide students with increased fluency in the language of business. Focuses on U.S. and international accounting concepts and methods that underlie financial statements and the related implications for interpreting financial accounting information. (Fall 2018 UC Boulder)
- ACCT 4900 - Independent Study Requires prior consent of dean and instructor under whose direction study is taken. Intended only for exceptionally well-qualified business seniors. Departmental form required. (Fall 2018 UC Boulder)
- ACCT 8990 - Doctoral Thesis - (Fall 2018 UC Boulder)
- ACCT 8990 - Doctoral Thesis - (Spring 2018 UC Boulder)
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