Location

260-009, Owen G. Glenn Building

Start Date

12-15-2014

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The issue of determinants of a search-facilitating technology such as “Extended Business Reporting Language (XBRL)” has drawn considerable attention from the global academic community. This research focuses on executive team characteristics to investigate their association with the voluntary adoption of XBRL technology beyond the effect of firm characteristics. We investigated whether these characteristics (information system- and/or business/financial related- competencies) within the executive team affected the quality of the XBRL-tagged filings. Our findings demonstrate higher levels of information systems competencies were positively associated with early adoption of XBRL; whereas, higher levels of other business related-competencies (e.g. financial expertise) were negatively associated with it. Furthermore, IS competency was negatively associated with the technical aspects of XBRL. These results extend the literature on the influence of management on corporate decisions and can be used as a guide for investigating voluntary adoption of other reporting technologies, and further inform regulators and users of XBRL.

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The Impact of Executive Team Competencies on XBRL Aoption

260-009, Owen G. Glenn Building

The issue of determinants of a search-facilitating technology such as “Extended Business Reporting Language (XBRL)” has drawn considerable attention from the global academic community. This research focuses on executive team characteristics to investigate their association with the voluntary adoption of XBRL technology beyond the effect of firm characteristics. We investigated whether these characteristics (information system- and/or business/financial related- competencies) within the executive team affected the quality of the XBRL-tagged filings. Our findings demonstrate higher levels of information systems competencies were positively associated with early adoption of XBRL; whereas, higher levels of other business related-competencies (e.g. financial expertise) were negatively associated with it. Furthermore, IS competency was negatively associated with the technical aspects of XBRL. These results extend the literature on the influence of management on corporate decisions and can be used as a guide for investigating voluntary adoption of other reporting technologies, and further inform regulators and users of XBRL.