This study investigates the interplay between integrated reporting (IR) and capital markets. In particular, building on voluntary disclosure and information processing theories, we hypothesize and empirically find that IR adoption improves analysts' ability to make accurate earnings forecasts. Whereas previous studies focus on the South African context, we rely on an international sample that also allows us to study the moderating effect of the corporate governance regime (shareholder or stakeholder oriented). The results suggest that IR improves analysts' ability to make accurate predictions to a larger extent in North America than in Europe, and we derive interesting insights on the much‐debated nature of IR. This study offers valuable insights to policy makers interested in improving disclosure practices in the financial market.

The 2008 economic crisis challenged accounting, either demanding recognition and measurement criteria well adjusted to this scenario or even questioning its ability to inform appropriately entities' financial situation before the crisis occurred. So, our purpose was to verify if during economic crises listed companies in the Brazilian capital market tended to adopt earnings management (EM) practices. Our sample consisted in 3,772 firm-years observations, in 13 years -1997 to 2009. We developed regression models considering discretionary accruals as EM proxy (dependent variable), crisis as a macroeconomic factor (dummy variable of interest), ROA, market-to-book, size, leverage, foreign direct investment (FDI) and sector as control variables. Different for previous EM studies two approaches were used in data panel regression models and multiple crises were observed simultaneously. Statistics tests revealed a significant relation between economic crisis and EM practices concerning listed companies in Brazil in both approaches used. KEY WORDS | RAE-Revista de Administração de Empresas | FGV-EAESP

This article examines predictors of the financial well‐being of female college students living in São Paulo or New York, focusing upon the relationship with their credit card use behaviour. The results of structural equation models, based on 784 participants, suggest that financial self‐confidence and social comparison have an impact on the use of credit cards and exercise an influence on financial well‐being. Despite the fact that social comparison is more strongly predictive of credit card use among Brazilian women, credit card use behaviour has a greater impact on the well‐being of American women.

Resumo Este trabalho analisa a influência da participação feminina sobre o desempenho e risco financeiro das empresas, considerando uma amostra composta por 218 empresas, listadas e negociadas na B3 (Bovespa), nos períodos de 2010 a 2016. O estudo analisa também a influência da participação feminina em empresas de controle familiar. Utilizando painel com efeitos aleatórios e as variáveis dummy de controle familiar e percentual de presença feminina no conselho de administração, o estudo procurou analisar como essas variáveis e suas interações podem afetar o desempenho financeiro das empresas. Embora a representatividade feminina tenha crescido mais de 50% nos últimos anos, tal participação, no entanto, no conselho de administração das empresas brasileiras ainda é minoritária, próxima de 9% do total pesquisado. A estrutura de propriedade em mãos familiares é bastante relevante, com a percentagem de 63%. Os resultados sugerem uma relação positiva da participação feminina e a variável Q de Tobin, utilizada como proxy para geração de valor, porém essa relação é mais fraca nas empresas familiares. Outro resultado encontrado é que a volatilidade, aqui tomada como proxy de risco, é reduzida em empresas de controle familiar.