A persisting shortage of accounting Ph.D. program graduates has plagued academia for at least the last two decades. Despite suggestions fueled by research findings, traditional accounting Ph.D. programs appear to have not implemented substantial changes aimed at alleviating this problem. The present study surveys accounting Ph.D. program coordinators in an effort to articulate the current characteristics of their students and programs, admission requirements, recruiting challenges, and potential program changes. Data obtained from responding coordinators at highlevel research institutions are examined in conjunction with prior findings detailing accounting Ph.D. program features. These comparisons unveil that the nature and expectations of these programs remain relatively consistent across the decades. Surprisingly, admissions requirements remain relatively unchanged as well, although the nature of the accounting Ph.D. student seems to be skewing younger, with relatively little professional experience and/or no certifications. Highlevel research institution coordinators report that the demand for students is somewhat higher than the supply, and that relatively intensive recruitment efforts are employed to fulfill enrollment slots. Although the coordinators indicate at least moderate changes to the program requirements over their tenure, they are not expecting major changes to ensue within the next couple of years. Present study findings suggest that programs at high-level research institutions are not employing significant changes to ameliorate the accounting Ph.D. shortage, highlighting the contrast in desired program outcomes between such institutions and lower level research institutions.
In this paper, we investigate whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s review of voluntary non-GAAP disclosures in 10-K reports varies with firm ownership structure. Relying on the voluntary disclosure literature, we argue that managers voluntarily disclose financial and non-financial information in order to resolve information asymmetries arising from firm ownership structure. We find, using a sample of firms over the period 2006-2018, that family ownership reduces the likelihood of receiving a comment letter related to non-GAAP disclosures. We also show that family firms take a longer period and exchange a larger number of correspondence letters with the SEC before the latter closes the case. These findings contribute to the family firm literature and expand the literature investigating the SEC review of voluntary non-GAAP disclosures.
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