Melissa F. Lewis‐Western

How Does Intentional Earnings Smoothing Vary With Managerial Ability?

Peter R. Demerjian, Melissa F. Lewis‐Western, Sarah E. McVay · Journal of Accounting Auditing & Finance · 2017 · 231 citations

Behavioral Decision Making, Firm Performance, Organizational Economics +16

Managerial Ability and Earnings Quality

Peter R. Demerjian, Melissa F. Lewis‐Western, Baruch Lev et al. · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2012 · 136 citations · Full text

Accruals earnings management proxies: Prudent business decisions or earnings manipulation?

Theodore E. Christensen, Adrienna A. Huffman, Melissa F. Lewis‐Western et al. · Journal of Business Finance &amp Accounting · 2021 · 67 citations

Auditing, Beneficial Earnings Management, Accounting +10

Income Smoothing and the Usefulness of Earnings for Monitoring in Debt Contracting

Peter R. Demerjian, John Donovan, Melissa F. Lewis‐Western · Contemporary Accounting Research · 2019 · 49 citations

Economic Accounting, Economics, Financial Economics +13

The Innovation and Reporting Consequences of Financial Regulation for Young Life‐Cycle Firms

Abigail M. Allen, Melissa F. Lewis‐Western, Kristen Valentine · Journal of Accounting Research · 2021 · 45 citations

Current Strategic Direction, Financial Practice, Financial Regulation +17