• The influence of the trade-off between profitability and future increases in sales on cost stickiness 

      García Blandón, Josep; Argilés Bosch, Josep M.; Ravenda, Diego; Valencia Silva, Maika Melina; Somoza López, Antonio (Estudios de Economía. Vol. 44, No.1 (2017), pág. 81-104, 2017-06)
      This study analyses cost stickiness under the dilemma between current profitability and future sales increase. When activity decreases firms are faced to keep profitability adjusting resources, while ...
    • The interaction effects of firm and partner tenure on audit quality 

      García Blandón, Josep; Argilés Bosch, Josep M. (Accounting and Business Research. Vol.47, n.7 (2017), p.810-830, 2017-02)
      This paper investigates the impact of firm and partner tenure on audit quality, where audit quality is proxied by discretionary accruals. We study a sample of Spanish listed companies between 2005 and ...
    • The Sixth Merger Wave and Wealth Effects of M&A Announcements: An Analysis of Large European Bidding Companies 

      Martínez Blasco, Mònica; Auguets Pratsobrerroca, Francisco Javier; García Blandón, Josep (European Accounting and Management Review, 2017-12-06)
      This study aims to investigate short-term market reaction, including stock returns, volatility, and trading volumes of bidder firms, around the announcement dates of relevant merger and acquisition (M&A) ...
    • Women leading the audit process and audit fees: A European study 

      García Blandón, Josep; Argilés Bosch, Josep M.; Ravenda, Diego; Castillo Merino, David (European Research on Management and Business Economics, 2022-12-17)
      This study investigates if a gender effect exists on the audit fees associated with the presence of women in roles closely related to the audit process. The analysis is based on the largest European ...