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Yekini, Liafisu Sina; Wisniewski, Tomasz Piotr and Millo, Yuval
(2016).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2015.12.001
Abstract
This paper focuses on narratives published by UK companies, defined here as the content of annual reports excluding financial statements and notes to accounts. We endeavour to gauge the tone of these narratives by recording the frequency of positive words appearing in the text. We show that the extent of positiveness is related to market reaction around the disclosure date. This conclusion is maintained even after controlling for the financial figures that are reported simultaneously and company-specific characteristics. Consequently, narratives should not be perceived as mere impression management tools, but also as conduits for disseminating price-sensitive information.
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- Item ORO ID
- 55373
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 0890-8389
- Keywords
- Annual report narrative; Content analysis; Stock market reaction
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Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) > Business > Department for Accounting and Finance
Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) > Business
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- © 2015 Elsevier
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- Tomasz Wisniewski