Two Perspectives On Botsourcing And Employment

Richard G. Vedder, Carl S. Guynes, James Parrish — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Botsourcing is the augmentation or replacement of human jobs by robots or other computing systems. Despite its growing popularity, much uncertainty and even fear exists about its use. This paper summarizes considerations expressed by both sides of this issue.

Financial Closing Time, IT Capability, And Quarterly Earnings Patterns

Mingjun Zhou, Miguel Aguirre-Urreta — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

This study examines whether superior Informational Technology Capability (ITC) is associated with a shorter financial closing time for publicly traded companies. We also compare patterns of late-year adjustment of quarterly earnings between ITC and non-ITC companies. ITC firms appear to have shorter financial closing times and seem to have a reduced probability to exhibit late-year earnings reversals.

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Two Perspectives On Botsourcing And Employment

Financial Closing Time, IT Capability, And Quarterly Earnings Patterns