Bill B. Francis

Gender Differences in Financial Reporting Decision Making: Evidence from Accounting Conservatism

Bill B. Francis, Iftekhar Hasan, Jong Chool Park et al. · Contemporary Accounting Research · 2014 · 493 citations

Accounting Practice, Securities Law, Corporate Risk Management +18

Political uncertainty and bank loan contracting

Bill B. Francis, Iftekhar Hasan, Yun Zhu · Journal of Empirical Finance · 2014 · 379 citations

Economics, Political Uncertainty, Financial Intermediation +6

The Choice of IPO versus Takeover: Empirical Evidence*

James C. Brau, Bill B. Francis, Ninon Kohers · The Journal of Business · 2003 · 363 citations

Professors in the Boardroom and Their Impact on Corporate Governance and Firm Performance

Bill B. Francis, Iftekhar Hasan, Qiang Wu · Financial Management · 2014 · 303 citations

Ownership Structure, Business Practices, Faculty Issue +15

Political connections and the process of going public: Evidence from China

Bill B. Francis, Iftekhar Hasan, Xian Sun · Journal of International Money and Finance · 2009 · 280 citations

Chinese Politics, Chinese Culture, East Asian Studies +6