...Mark T. Bradshaw; Lian Fen Lee; Kyle Peterson ABSTRACT We examine firm decisions to provide listings of sell-side analyst coverage on corporate investor relations (IR) websites. These listings are related to three major areas of financial research—voluntary disclosure, investor relations...

...Kimball L. Chapman; Gregory S. Miller; Jed J. Neilson; Hal D. White ABSTRACT A dedicated investor relations (IR) function facilitates direct and ongoing dialog between management and shareholders. This paper examines whether this form of engagement mitigates activism that relies upon support from...

...Eunjee Kim; Mani Sethuraman; Thomas D. Steffen ABSTRACT We explore the role of investor relations (IR) in debt markets. Using earnings announcements as a laboratory, we examine whether, when, and to what extent IR departments help credit investors assimilate information. We find that the presence...

...Kimball Chapman; Gregory S. Miller; Hal D. White ABSTRACT This paper examines whether investor relations (IR) officers provide value by facilitating the assimilation of firm information by the market. We find that firms with IR officers have lower stock price volatility, lower analyst forecast...

...Marcus P. Kirk; James D. Vincent ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the effect of investments in internal investor relations (IR) departments on firm outcomes. We find that companies initiating internal professional IR experience increases in disclosure, analyst following, institutional investor...