How Do Firms Change Investments Based on MD&A Disclosures of Peer Firms?

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dc.contributor.advisorMuslu, Volkan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLarson, Chad R.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSun, Amy
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSusmel, Raul
dc.creatorCho, Hyunkwon
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-30T17:18:58Z
dc.date.available2018-11-30T17:18:58Z
dc.date.createdMay 2018
dc.date.issued2018-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2018
dc.date.updated2018-11-30T17:18:58Z
dc.description.abstractI study whether and how firms change their investments based on information in their peers’ management discussion and analysis disclosures (PMD&As). PMD&As may change firms’ investments by providing information about the industry’s growth prospects (industry effects hypothesis) or competitive pressures (competition effects hypothesis). I find a positive association between changes in firms’ future investments and the change in the tone of PMD&As, consistent with the industry effects hypothesis. This association is stronger in settings of homogenous environments, smaller firm size, and poor firm performance, while it is weaker in settings of low-quality PMD&As. Moreover, firms alter their short-run investments based on PMD&As, and investments that deviate from the peers’ tone damage firm values. Additional analyses show that competition-related topics in PMD&As adversely affects firms’ investment decisions. Overall, my findings show that firms actively change their investments based on information provided by PMD&As.
dc.description.departmentAccountancy and Taxation, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/3475
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectPeer effects
dc.subjectManagement discussion and analysis
dc.subjectManagement
dc.subjectTextual analysis
dc.titleHow Do Firms Change Investments Based on MD&A Disclosures of Peer Firms?
dc.type.dcmiText
dc.type.genreThesis
local.embargo.lift2020-05-01
local.embargo.terms2020-05-01
thesis.degree.collegeC. T. Bauer College of Business
thesis.degree.departmentAccountancy and Taxation, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineBusiness Administration
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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