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Enterprise Risk Management, Financial Reporting and Firm Operations

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  • Siwei Gao

    (College of Business, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 40475, USA)

  • Hsiao-Tang Hsu

    (Department of Accounting, Finance and Business Law, College of Business, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USA)

  • Fang-Chun Liu

    (Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy, Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA)

Abstract

We examine financial reporting and firm operations, focusing specifically on the roles of ‘enterprise risk management’ (ERM), within which a holistic approach is taken to the conceptualization and management of all types of risk. We measure ERM implementation based on information obtained from 2004–2014 financial reports on 648 firms. We find that ERM implementation is associated with higher reporting quality and reduced volatility in future firm performance in terms of both operating cash flows and stock returns. Our difference-in-differences analyses indicate that these associations were strengthened by the introduction of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) final rule in 2010, requiring increased and improved disclosure related to risk oversight. Our findings, which we attribute to the incremental effects of ERM and enhanced risk disclosure over time, point to the substantial advantages of ERM and the importance of related disclosure, which should prove to be of interest to firms as well as policymakers.

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  • Siwei Gao & Hsiao-Tang Hsu & Fang-Chun Liu, 2025. "Enterprise Risk Management, Financial Reporting and Firm Operations," Risks, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-28, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jrisks:v:13:y:2025:i:3:p:48-:d:1604621
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