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Supply chain shocks and firm productivity: The role of reporting quality

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  • Berger, Philip G.
  • Tomy, Rimmy E.

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We examine the role of reporting quality in firms’ responses to a supply chain shock. Extant research examines the role of financial or managerial reporting quality in recurring operating or investing decisions, but little evidence exists on its role in firm restructuring following adverse shocks. Our setting is the 1999 Taiwan earthquake, which disrupted supply chains for certain U.S. high-technology manufacturers. We find total factor productivity increases for affected firms relative to unaffected ones, and this effect is stronger when pre-shock reporting quality is higher. The relation between pre-shock reporting quality and post-shock productivity improvement is more pronounced for firms that incur post-shock restructuring charges or make larger spending cuts. Furthermore, post-shock accounting measures of performance improve more for affected firms with higher pre-shock reporting quality. Overall, our results suggest that accounting information plays a crucial role in enhancing firm resilience and adaptability in the face of external shocks.

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  • Berger, Philip G. & Tomy, Rimmy E., 2026. "Supply chain shocks and firm productivity: The role of reporting quality," Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 81(2).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jaecon:v:81:y:2026:i:2:s0165410125000692
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2025.101833
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    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M40 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - General
    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
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