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Working Papers

2016

1. Academics vs. Athletics: Career Concerns for NCAA Division I Coaches
   Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Real Effects of Hedge Accounting Standards: Evidence from ASU 2017‐12
   Journal of Accounting Research, 2025, 63, (5), 1809-1855

2017

2. Do risk management practices work? Evidence from hedge funds
   Review of Accounting Studies, 2017, 22, (3), 1084-1121 View citations (2)

2015

3. Alternative information sources and information asymmetry reduction: Evidence from small business debt
   Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2015, 59, (2), 242-263 View citations (78)

2014

4. Industry and startup experience on entrepreneur forecast performance in new firms
   Journal of Business Venturing, 2014, 29, (1), 137-151 View citations (82)

2011

5. Discussion of The Value of Financial Statement Verification in Debt Financing: Evidence from Private U.S. Firms
   Journal of Accounting Research, 2011, 49, (2), 507-528 View citations (12)
6. Hedge Funds: Pricing Controls and the Smoothing of Self-reported Returns
   The Review of Financial Studies, 2011, 24, (5), 1698-1734 View citations (26)

2010

7. Are individuals entering self‐employment overly optimistic? an empirical test of plans and projections on nascent entrepreneur expectations
   Strategic Management Journal, 2010, 31, (8), 822-840 View citations (107)

2009

8. An investigation of hindsight bias in nascent venture activity
   Journal of Business Venturing, 2009, 24, (2), 149-164 View citations (35)
9. Initial Retention of External Accountants in Startup Ventures
   European Accounting Review, 2009, 18, (2), 313-340 View citations (15)

2008

10. Budgets, Internal Reports, and Manager Forecast Accuracy*
    Contemporary Accounting Research, 2008, 25, (3), 707-738 View citations (14)

2007

11. Forecast Rationality in Small Firms*
    Journal of Small Business Management, 2007, 45, (3), 283-302 View citations (2)
12. Money, money, money? A longitudinal investigation of entrepreneur career reasons, growth preferences and achieved growth
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2007, 19, (1), 89-107 View citations (115)

2006

13. Entrepreneur opportunity costs and intended venture growth
    Journal of Business Venturing, 2006, 21, (5), 610-632 View citations (117)

2005

14. Longitudinal Analysis of Relationships between Planning and Performance in Small Firms
    Small Business Economics, 2005, 25, (3), 207-222 View citations (17)

2004

15. The financing of business start-ups
    Journal of Business Venturing, 2004, 19, (2), 261-283 View citations (301)

2003

16. Capital structure and financing of SMEs: Australian evidence
    Accounting and Finance, 2003, 43, (2), 123-147 View citations (125)

2002

17. Planning Behavior Variables in Small Firms
    Journal of Small Business Management, 2002, 40, (3), 171-186 View citations (1)