Abstract
AbstractThis paper examines whether earnings predictability would affects managerial decisions in the voluntary disclosure of non-financial information about business strategies and future plans. Specifically, the study investigates whether the accuracy of analysts' earnings forecasts is associated with the extent of managers' voluntary disclosure of strategic operating information (SOI). The empirical results show that managers of firms with greater analysts' forecast errors are more likely to voluntarily disclose strategic operating information. It is also found that enhanced SOIs are associated with improvement in forecast accuracy. The findings support the conjecture that firms whose earnings are difficult to accurately predict are more inclined to use SOI for investor communication.
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