I develop a new input-based measure of internal audit function (IAF) quality and investigate the factors that incentivize firms to establish a high-quality IAF as well as the economic consequences of a high-quality IAF. ...

The three essays in this thesis, in general, explore different dimensions of fexibility to better manage the operations in firms/supply chains for higher economic and environmental performance.

This thesis studies the causes and consequences of gender norms. The first chapter examines the interplay between marriage and gender norms. Marriage, as a mechanism of horizontal and oblique social learning and as a ...

The purpose of this dissertation was to examine challenging job experiences (CJE) and their role in facilitating the process of leadership development. In the first essay of the dissertation, I provided an overview and ...

I study the causes and consequences of the decision of active US equity mutual funds to close to new investors. I start by analyzing results of the prior literature, which has focused on performance before and after closure ...

This dissertation explores the efforts of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to produce a common set of accounting standards accepted for worldwide ...

Proactive work behaviors are known as self-started and forward-thinking action that constructively challenges the status quo, being capable of positively impacting organizational outcomes. Current measurement, however, ...

This thesis investigates the dynamics of financial markets from different perspectives. First, we analyze the impact of different political variables on market prices. We show that the quality of economic policy and the ...

This thesis consists of four essays on finance and the real economy. Chapter 1 studies the effect of banking crises on the composition of investment. It builds a partial equilibrium growth model with a banking sector and ...