Charles Ham

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 775 citations indexed

About

Charles Ham is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Ham has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 775 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Accounting, 13 papers in Finance and 4 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Charles Ham's work include Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (17 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (14 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (12 papers). Charles Ham is often cited by papers focused on Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (17 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (14 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (12 papers). Charles Ham collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and Indonesia. Charles Ham's co-authors include Nicholas Seybert, Sean Wang, Mark H. Lang, Mark T. Leary, Kevin Koharki, Philip G. Berger, Jeffrey Jacobs, James T. McFarland, Irving W. Wainer and Rebecca N. Hann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, Biochemistry and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Charles Ham

19 papers receiving 734 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. CFO Narcissism and Financial Reporting Quality
    2017 279 citations Charles Ham, Mark H. Lang et al. Journal of Accounting Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles Ham United States 9 577 236 196 133 94 22 775
Sean Wang United States 7 511 0.9× 263 1.1× 165 0.8× 132 1.0× 109 1.2× 9 690
Nicholas Seybert United States 13 772 1.3× 323 1.4× 267 1.4× 144 1.1× 119 1.3× 29 1.0k
Helen Bollaert France 8 389 0.7× 132 0.6× 123 0.6× 89 0.7× 290 3.1× 14 787
Erik Roelofsen Netherlands 7 738 1.3× 422 1.8× 259 1.3× 29 0.2× 123 1.3× 11 1000
Don E. Giacomino United States 12 464 0.8× 128 0.5× 157 0.8× 22 0.2× 68 0.7× 36 656
Robert B. Durand Australia 20 769 1.3× 779 3.3× 349 1.8× 75 0.6× 540 5.7× 75 1.4k
Jeremy K. Page United States 9 573 1.0× 480 2.0× 96 0.5× 91 0.7× 432 4.6× 19 925
Joseph Harrison United States 11 392 0.7× 76 0.3× 253 1.3× 45 0.3× 128 1.4× 19 752
Jeffrey Hales United States 20 822 1.4× 522 2.2× 315 1.6× 34 0.3× 250 2.7× 52 1.3k
Conor Heath United Kingdom 5 259 0.4× 334 1.4× 112 0.6× 19 0.1× 209 2.2× 8 581

Countries citing papers authored by Charles Ham

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Fields of papers citing papers by Charles Ham

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles Ham

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Charles Ham. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Charles Ham based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Charles Ham. Charles Ham is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2025). Knowledge exchange in disaster risk management: A comparative study between Indonesia and USA. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 1479(1). 12058–12058.
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2025). CFO narcissism and the power of persuasion over analysts: a mixed-methods approach. Review of Accounting Studies. 30(3). 2419–2467.
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2024). Auditor Skill Demands and Audit Quality: Evidence from Job Postings. Management Science. 71(7). 5805–5829. 6 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2023). CFO Narcissism and the Power of Persuasion Over Analysts: A Mixed-Methods Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2022). Going Remote? The Role of Labor Market Competition. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2021). Legal Expertise and the Role of Litigation Risk in Firms' Conservatism Choices. The Accounting Review. 97(4). 105–129. 8 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2021). Rationalizing forecast inefficiency. Review of Accounting Studies. 27(1). 313–343. 6 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2021). Legal Expertise and the Role of Litigation Risk in Firms’ Conservatism Choices. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2020). Auditor Skill Demands and Audit Quality: Evidence from Job Postings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 14 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2020). Rationalizing Forecast Inefficiency. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2019). Attention to Dividends, Inattention to Earnings?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2018). Do Dividends Convey Information About Future Earnings?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Berger, Philip G., et al.. (2018). Do Analysts Say Anything About Earnings Without Revising Their Earnings Forecasts?. The Accounting Review. 94(2). 29–52. 22 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, Nicholas Seybert, & Sean Wang. (2017). Narcissism is a bad sign: CEO signature size, investment, and performance. Review of Accounting Studies. 23(1). 234–264. 208 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, Mark H. Lang, Nicholas Seybert, & Sean Wang. (2017). CFO Narcissism and Financial Reporting Quality. Journal of Accounting Research. 55(5). 1089–1135. 279 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ham, Charles & Kevin Koharki. (2016). The association between corporate general counsel and firm credit risk. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 61(2-3). 274–293. 53 indexed citations
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Berger, Philip G., et al.. (2016). Do Analysts Say Anything About Earnings Without Revising Their Earnings Forecasts?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2015). CFO Narcissism and Financial Reporting Quality. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations
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Ham, Charles, et al.. (2012). Narcissism is a Bad Sign: CEO Signature Size and Firm Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Jeffrey, et al.. (1974). Electronic substituent effects during the liver alcohol dehydrogenase catalyzed reduction of aromatic aldehydes. Biochemistry. 13(1). 60–64. 45 indexed citations

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