The impact of internal control weaknesses on firms' cash policies

dc.contributor.authorPevzner, Mikhail
dc.contributor.authorGaynor, Gregory
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-26T20:21:13Z
dc.date.available2017-06-26T20:21:13Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractWe study the association between firms' Section 302 and Section 404 internal control weaknesses and these firms' cash-to-cash flow sensitivities. We also examine whether the presence of the internal control weaknesses affects the relationship between firms' asset liquidity and stock liquidity. We find that the presence of Section 404 internal control weaknesses is associated with stronger cash-to-cash flow sensitivities and with weaker impact of higher asset liquidity on stock liquidity. Our results suggest that internal control weaknesses increase firms' reliance on internal, as opposed to external, financing. Also, internal control weaknesses increase uncertainty over future uses of cash, thereby reducing the positive impact of higher relative cash balances on stock liquidity. Thus, our study provides additional evidence on the potential costs of internal control weaknesses.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID2684001_code334438.pdf?abstractid=2278880&mirid=1en_US
dc.format.extent36 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2XD0QX6V
dc.identifier.citationPevzner, Mikhail and Gaynor, Gregory, The Impact of Internal Control Weaknesses on Firms’ Cash Policies (June 23, 2015). International Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Performance Evaluation, 12(4), 396-421.en_US
dc.identifier.uri10.1504/IJAAPE.2016.079865
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/4204
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSSRNen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Baltimore
dc.subjectCashen_US
dc.subjectInternal Control Weaknessesen_US
dc.subjectLiquidityen_US
dc.titleThe impact of internal control weaknesses on firms' cash policiesen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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