this study investigates relation between accruals quality and auditor selection in the listed firms of tehran stock exchange (tse) during a five-year period from 2007 to 2011.  using correlation method and logistic regression technique, the results of this study indicate that client size, management change and accruals quality impact on selection of the big audit firms.  the results of this res...

in the economic literature, firm entry and exit are considered as two basic concepts and the time interval between them, known as life duration, is almost a neglected subject in iranian economy. accordingly, this study tries to investigate the life duration of new firms in food and beverage industry as one of the most manufacturing industries in iran during 1996-2005. factors affecting the life...

Firm value is crucial because it can show the company's financial performance, making investors want to invest. This study aimed determine effect of firm on in transportation and logistics companies Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 2018-2020. The method determining sample this used a purposive sampling method, so number pieces studied was 21 companies. uses multiple linear regression analysis. re...

We study empirically and analytically growth and fluctuation of firm size distribution. An empirical analysis is carried out on a US data set on firm size, with emphasis on one-time distribution as well as growth-rate probability distribution. Both Pareto’s law and Gibrat’s law are often used to study firm size distribution. Their theoretical relationship is discussed, and it is shown how they ...

In small economies, domestic market size constraints are expected to influence the economic growth process. This paper hypothesises that they will also influence the size and growth of firms in these economies. The paper accomplishes two main objectives. Firstly, it examines the nature of the firm size-firm growth relationship in Jamaica. It tests Gibrat’s Law – that there is no observed relati...

In empirical corporate finance, firm size is commonly used as an important, fundamental firm characteristic. However, no paper comprehensively assesses the sensitivity of empirical results in corporate finance to different measures of firm size. This paper fills this hole by providing empirical evidence for “measurement effect” in “size effect”. In particular, this paper studies the influences ...