Michael Firth - Publications

Affiliations: 
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) 
Area:
Finance, Management Business Administration

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2019 Firth M, Lin C, Wong SM, Zhao X. Hello, is Anybody There? Corporate Accessibility for Outside Shareholders as a Signal of Agency Problems Review of Accounting Studies. 24: 1317-1358. DOI: 10.2139/Ssrn.2461112  0.538
2019 Brockman P, Firth M, He X, Mao X, Rui O. Relationship-Based Resource Allocations: Evidence from the Use of “Guanxi” during SEOs Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 54: 1193-1230. DOI: 10.1017/S0022109018000807  0.488
2016 Xiao JZ, Yang S, Zhang X, Firth M. Institutional Arrangements and Government Audit Independence in China Abacus. 52: 532-567. DOI: 10.1111/Abac.12086  0.332
2016 Firth M, Li W, Wang SS. The growth, determinants, and profitability of nontraditional activities of Chinese commercial banks European Journal of Finance. 22: 259-287. DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2013.791632  0.44
2016 Shen J, Firth M, Poon WPH. Credit Expansion, Corporate Finance and Overinvestment: Recent Evidence from China Pacific Basin Finance Journal. 39: 16-27. DOI: 10.1016/J.Pacfin.2016.05.004  0.571
2016 Dong Y, Firth M, Hou W, Yang W. Evaluating the performance of Chinese commercial banks: A comparative analysis of different types of banks European Journal of Operational Research. 252: 280-295. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ejor.2015.12.038  0.42
2016 Firth M, Wong S, Xin Q, Yick HY. Regulatory Sanctions on Independent Directors and Their Consequences to the Director Labor Market: Evidence from China Journal of Business Ethics. 134: 693-708. DOI: 10.1007/S10551-014-2391-5  0.589
2015 Firth M, Wang K(, Wong SML. Corporate transparency and the impact of investor sentiment on stock prices Management Science. 61: 1630-1647. DOI: 10.1287/Mnsc.2014.1911  0.609
2015 Wong RMK, Lo AWY, Firth M. Managing Discretionary Accruals and Book‐Tax Differences in Anticipation of Tax Rate Increases: Evidence from China Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting. 26: 188-222. DOI: 10.1111/Jifm.12027  0.5
2014 Firth M, Wong SML, Yang Y. The double-edged sword of CEO/chairperson duality in corporatized state-owned firms: evidence from top management turnover in China Journal of Management & Governance. 18: 207-244. DOI: 10.1007/S10997-012-9225-6  0.529
2011 Chen G, Firth M, Gao DN. The Information Content of Earnings Components: Evidence from the Chinese Stock Market European Accounting Review. 20: 669-692. DOI: 10.1080/09638180.2011.599929  0.555
2010 Lo AWY, Wong RMK, Firth M. Tax, financial reporting, and tunneling incentives for income shifting: An empirical analysis of the transfer pricing behavior of Chinese-listed companies Journal of the American Taxation Association. 32: 1-26. DOI: 10.2308/Jata.2010.32.2.1  0.532
2010 Lo AWY, Wong RMK, Firth M. Can corporate governance deter management from manipulating earnings? Evidence from related-party sales transactions in China Journal of Corporate Finance. 16: 225-235. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jcorpfin.2009.11.002  0.551
2009 Jaiswall M, Firth M. CEO pay, firm performance, and corporate governance in India's listed firms International Journal of Corporate Governance. 1: 227-240. DOI: 10.1504/Ijcg.2009.029367  0.499
2008 Firth M, Li Y, Wang SS. Valuing IPOs using price-earnings multiples disclosed by IPO firms in an emerging capital market Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies. 11: 429-463. DOI: 10.1142/S0219091508001428  0.588
2008 Firth M, Fung PMY, Rui OM. Ownership, governance mechanisms, and agency costs in China's listed firms Journal of Asset Management. 9: 90-101. DOI: 10.1057/Jam.2008.13  0.39
2007 Firth M, Fung PMY, Rui OM. Ownership, two-tier board structure, and the informativeness of earnings - Evidence from China Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. 26: 463-496. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jaccpubpol.2007.05.004  0.438
2007 Yeung DS, Ng WWY, Chan APF, Chan PPK, Firth M, Tsang ECC. A multiple intelligent agent system for credit risk prediction via an optimization of localized generalization error with diversity Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering. 16: 166-180. DOI: 10.1007/S11518-007-5048-4  0.344
2006 Ching KML, Firth M, Rui OM. The information content of insider trading around seasoned equity offerings Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. 14: 91-117. DOI: 10.2139/Ssrn.337861  0.554
2006 Firth M, Fung PMY, Rui OM. Firm Performance, Governance Structure, and Top Management Turnover in a Transitional Economy Journal of Management Studies. 43: 1289-1330. DOI: 10.1111/J.1467-6486.2006.00621.X  0.528
2006 Ching KML, Firth M, Rui OM. Earnings Management, Corporate Governance and the Market Performance of Seasoned Equity Offerings in Hong Kong Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics. 2: 73-98. DOI: 10.1016/S1815-5669(10)70017-5  0.553
2006 Cheng LTW, Firth M, Leung TY, Rui OM. The Effects of Insider Trading on Liquidity Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. 14: 467-483. DOI: 10.1016/J.Pacfin.2006.01.006  0.441
2006 Chen G, Firth M, Gao DN, Rui OM. Ownership structure, corporate governance, and fraud: Evidence from China Journal of Corporate Finance. 12: 424-448. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jcorpfin.2005.09.002  0.503
2006 Firth M, Fung PMY, Rui OM. Corporate performance and CEO compensation in China Journal of Corporate Finance. 12: 693-714. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jcorpfin.2005.03.002  0.52
2006 Gong SXH, Firth M, Cullinane K. The information content of earnings releases by global airlines Journal of Air Transport Management. 12: 82-91. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jairtraman.2006.01.001  0.362
2006 Chen G, Firth M, Rui O. Have China's enterprise reforms led to improved efficiency and profitability? Emerging Markets Review. 7: 82-109. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ememar.2005.05.003  0.556
2006 Cheng S, Firth M. Family ownership, corporate governance, and top executive compensation Managerial and Decision Economics. 27: 549-561. DOI: 10.1002/Mde.1273  0.494
2005 Chung R, Firth M, Kim J. FCF agency costs, earnings management, and investor monitoring Corporate Ownership and Control. 2: 51-61. DOI: 10.22495/Cocv2I4P4  0.327
2005 Cheng S, Firth M. Ownership, Corporate Governance and Top Management Pay in Hong Kong Corporate Governance: An International Review. 13: 291-302. DOI: 10.1111/J.1467-8683.2005.00423.X  0.484
2005 Poon WPH, Firth M. Are Unsolicited Credit Ratings Lower? International Evidence from Bank Ratings Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. 32: 1741-1771. DOI: 10.1111/J.0306-686X.2005.00646.X  0.324
2005 Lonkani R, Firth M. The accuracy of IPO earnings forecasts in Thailand and their relationships with stock market valuation Accounting and Business Research. 35: 269-286. DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2005.9729991  0.526
2005 Chung R, Firth M, Kim J. Earnings management, surplus free cash flow, and external monitoring Journal of Business Research. 58: 766-776. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jbusres.2003.12.002  0.425
2005 Chen G, Firth M, Gao DN, Rui OM. Is China's Securities Regulatory Agency a Toothless Tiger? Evidence from Enforcement Actions Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. 24: 451-488. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jaccpubpol.2005.10.002  0.471
2005 Firth M, Mo PLL, Wong RMK. Financial Statement Frauds and Auditor Sanctions: An Analysis of Enforcement Actions in China Journal of Business Ethics. 62: 367-381. DOI: 10.1007/S10551-005-0542-4  0.379
2005 Chen G, Firth M, Xin Y. The response of volume and returns to the information shocks in China's commodity futures markets Journal of Futures Markets. 25: 893-916. DOI: 10.1002/Fut.20165  0.515
2004 Chen G, Firth M, Xin Y. The Price-Volume Relationship in China's Commodity Futures Markets Chinese Economy. 37: 87-122. DOI: 10.1080/10971475.2004.11033497  0.527
2004 Firth M, Lau T. Audit pricing following mergers of accounting practices: evidence from Hong Kong Accounting and Business Research. 34: 201-213. DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2004.9729964  0.552
2004 Chen G, Firth M, Kim J. IPO underpricing in China’s new stock markets Journal of Multinational Financial Management. 14: 283-302. DOI: 10.1016/J.Mulfin.2003.07.007  0.526
2004 Wang SS, Firth M. Do bears and bulls swim across oceans? Market information transmission between greater China and the rest of the world Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. 14: 235-254. DOI: 10.1016/J.Intfin.2003.07.002  0.548
2003 Kim JB, Chung R, Firth M. Auditor Conservatism, Asymmetric Monitoring, and Earnings Management* Contemporary Accounting Research. 20: 323-359. DOI: 10.1506/J29K-Mrua-0App-Yj6V  0.379
2003 Chung R, Firth M, Kim J. Auditor conservatism and reported earnings Accounting and Business Research. 33: 19-32. DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2003.9729629  0.555
2002 Firth M. Auditor–Provided Consultancy Services and their Associations with Audit Fees and Audit Opinions Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. 29: 661-693. DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00446  0.401
2002 Chen G, Firth M, Gao ND. The Information Content of Concurrently Announced Earnings, Cash Dividends, and Stock Dividends: An Investigation of the Chinese Stock Market Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting. 13: 101-124. DOI: 10.1111/1467-646X.00080  0.555
2002 Chen G, Firth M, Kim J. The use of accounting information for the valuation of dual-class shares listed on China's stock markets Accounting and Business Research. 32: 123-131. DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2002.9728963  0.561
2002 Chung R, Firth M, Kim J. Institutional monitoring and opportunistic earnings management Journal of Corporate Finance. 8: 29-48. DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1199(01)00039-6  0.414
2002 Chen G, Firth M, Rui OM. Stock market linkages: Evidence from Latin America Journal of Banking and Finance. 26: 1113-1141. DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(01)00160-1  0.528
2002 Wang SS, Rui OM, Firth M. Return and volatility behavior of dually-traded stocks: the case of Hong Kong Journal of International Money and Finance. 21: 265-293. DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5606(01)00039-0  0.548
2001 Chen G, Firth M, Rui OM. The Dynamic Relation Between Stock Returns, Trading Volume, and Volatility The Financial Review. 36: 153-174. DOI: 10.1111/J.1540-6288.2001.Tb00024.X  0.499
2000 Chen G, Firth M, Kim J. The Post-Issue Market Performance of Initial Public Offerings in China's New Stock Markets Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 14: 319-339. DOI: 10.1023/A:1008358609204  0.54
1999 Firth M. Company takeovers and the auditor choice decision Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation. 8: 197-214. DOI: 10.1016/S1061-9518(99)00013-0  0.365
1999 Poon WPH, Firth M, Fung H. A multivariate analysis of the determinants of Moody's bank financial strength ratings Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. 9: 267-283. DOI: 10.1016/S1042-4431(99)00011-6  0.396
1998 Firth M, Liau-Tan CK. Auditor Quality, Signalling, and the Valuation of Initial Public Offerings Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. 25: 145-165. DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00181  0.537
1998 Poon WPH, Firth M, Fung H. The spillover effects of the trading suspension of the treasury bond futures market in China Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. 8: 205-218. DOI: 10.1016/S1042-4431(98)00032-8  0.502
1998 Poon WPH, Firth M, Fung H. Asset pricing in segmented capital markets : preliminary evidence from China-domiciled companies Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. 6: 307-319. DOI: 10.1016/S0927-538X(98)00015-8  0.512
1997 Firth M, Liau-Tan CK. Signalling models and the valuation of new issues: An examination of IPOs in Singapore Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. 5: 511-526. DOI: 10.1016/S0927-538X(97)00024-3  0.318
1997 Firth M. Takeovers in New Zealand: Motives, stockholder returns, and executive share ownership Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. 5: 419-440. DOI: 10.1016/S0927-538X(97)00017-6  0.528
1997 Firth M. An analysis of the stock market performance of new issues in New Zealand Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. 5: 63-85. DOI: 10.1016/S0927-538X(96)00026-1  0.526
1996 Firth M, Lohne JC, Ropstad R, Sjo J. The remuneration of CEOs and corporate financial performance in Norway Managerial and Decision Economics. 17: 291-301. DOI: 10.1002/(Sici)1099-1468(199605)17:3<291::Aid-Mde752>3.0.Co;2-X  0.539
1990 Firth M. The incremental information content of employee reports for stock market investment decisions Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. 9: 293-305. DOI: 10.1016/0278-4254(90)90004-J  0.522
1988 Mear R, Firth M. Risk Perceptions of Financial Analysts and the Use of Market and Accounting Data Accounting and Business Research. 18: 335-340. DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1988.9729380  0.471
1982 Firth M. Some Time Series Properties Of Corporate Earnings In New Zealand: A Note Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. 9: 353-359. DOI: 10.1111/J.1468-5957.1982.Tb01000.X  0.374
1981 Firth M. The Relative Information-Content Of The Release Of Financial Results Data By Firms Journal of Accounting Research. 19: 521-529. DOI: 10.2307/2490878  0.488
1979 Firth M. The Impact of Size, Stock Market Listing, and Auditors on Voluntary Disclosure in Corporate Annual Reports Accounting and Business Research. 9: 273-280. DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1979.9729168  0.512
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