William J. Mayew | Scholars@Duke

William J. Mayew
Professor of Business Adminstration

I study managerial communication of firm performance in general, with much of my research falling into the following three topical areas: (1) factors that shape voluntary earnings conference call communications and the effects of those communications, (2) the influence of personal traits and social forces on managerial communication, and (3) the determinants and consequences of managerial communication through mandatory financial reports. Here is a video summarizing my research agenda.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Business Adminstration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2018
Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Initiatives 2018

Contact Information

A424 Fuqua School of Business, 90120, Durham, NC 27708
william.mayew@duke.edu (919) 660-7781
Fuqua Faculty Profile

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin 2006
- M.S., University of North Carolina - Wilmington 1998
- B.S., University of North Carolina - Wilmington 1997
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2014 - 2018
- Associate Professor in the Fuqua School of Business, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2010 - 2014
- Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2006 - 2010
Recognition
In the News
- MAR 24, 2020 Fuqua School of Business
  
  On Earnings Calls, Cynics Move Markets More
- DEC 9, 2019 Fuqua School of Business
  
  Why a New CFO Means More Money for the CEO
- MAY 22, 2019 Fuqua School of Business
  
  Why That Low Integrity CEO May Cost the Company Money
- JUL 15, 2016
  
  Fuqua Bond Market Research Spurs Congressional Action
- APR 11, 2016 Inside Higher Ed
  
  Study: Black colleges pay more to issue bonds than colleges in similar financial circumstances
- JAN 15, 2015
  
  A Manager’s Word Choice May Help Predict Bankruptcy
- DEC 2, 2014 The Wall Street Journal
  
  How to train your voice to be more charismatic
- MAY 30, 2014
  
  The vocal issue that could be costing women jobs
- MAY 30, 2014 Atlantic.com
  
  Vocal fry may hurt women's job prospects
- MAY 29, 2014
  
  'Vocal Fry' Could Limit Success of Young Female Professionals
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Dikolli, S. S., J. C. Heater, W. J. Mayew, and M. Sethuraman. “Chief financial officer co-option and chief executive officer compensation.” Management Science 67, no. 3 (March 1, 2021): 1939–55. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2019.3519.
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  - Mayew, W. J., M. Sethuraman, and M. Venkatachalam. “Individual analysts’ stock recommendations, earnings forecasts, and the informativeness of conference call question and answer sessions.” Accounting Review 95, no. 6 (February 17, 2020): 311–37. https://doi.org/10.2308/TAR-2017-0226.
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  - Dougal, C., P. Gao, W. J. Mayew, and C. A. Parsons. “What's in a (school) name? Racial discrimination in higher education bond markets.” Journal of Financial Economics 134, no. 3 (December 1, 2019): 570–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2019.05.010.
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  - Hobson, J. L., W. J. Mayew, M. E. Peecher, and M. Venkatachalam. “Improving Experienced Auditors’ Detection of Deception in CEO Narratives.” Journal of Accounting Research 55, no. 5 (December 1, 2017): 1137–66. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.12181.
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  - Burgoon, J., W. J. Mayew, J. S. Giboney, A. C. Elkins, K. Moffitt, B. Dorn, M. Byrd, and L. Spitzley. “Which Spoken Language Markers Identify Deception in High-Stakes Settings? Evidence From Earnings Conference Calls.” Journal of Language and Social Psychology 35, no. 2 (March 1, 2016): 123–57. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927X15586792.
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  - Mayew, W. J., M. Sethuraman, and M. Venkatachalam. “MD&A disclosure and the firm's ability to continue as a going concern.” Accounting Review 90, no. 4 (July 1, 2015): 1621–51. https://doi.org/10.2308/accr-50983.
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  - Throckmorton, C. S., W. J. Mayew, M. Venkatachalam, and L. M. Collins. “Financial fraud detection using vocal, linguistic and financial cues.” Decision Support Systems 74 (June 1, 2015): 78–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2015.04.006.
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  - Dikolli, S. S., W. J. Mayew, and D. Nanda. “CEO tenure and the performance-turnover relation.” Review of Accounting Studies 19, no. 1 (March 1, 2014): 281–327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11142-013-9247-6.
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  - Anderson, Rindy C., Casey A. Klofstad, William J. Mayew, and Mohan Venkatachalam. “Vocal fry may undermine the success of young women in the labor market.” Plos One 9, no. 5 (January 2014): e97506. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097506.
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  - Mayew, William J. “Reassessing the association between facial structure and baseball performance: a comment on Tsujimura & Banissy (2013).” Biology Letters 9, no. 5 (October 2013): 20130538. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0538.
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  - Mayew, W. J., C. A. Parsons, and M. Venkatachalam. “Voice pitch and the labor market success of male chief executive officers.” Evolution and Human Behavior 34, no. 4 (July 1, 2013): 243–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2013.03.001.
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  - Mayew, W. J., N. Y. Sharp, and M. Venkatachalam. “Using earnings conference calls to identify analysts with superior private information.” Review of Accounting Studies 18, no. 2 (June 1, 2013): 386–413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11142-012-9210-y.
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  - Jennings, R., C. D. Weaver, and W. J. Mayew. “The Extent of Implicit Taxes at the Corporate Level and the Effect of TRA86.” Contemporary Accounting Research 29, no. 4 (December 1, 2012): 1021–59. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1911-3846.2012.01157.x.
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  - Mayew, W. J., and M. Venkatachalam. “Speech analysis in financial markets.” Foundations and Trends in Accounting 7, no. 2 (December 1, 2012): 73–130. https://doi.org/10.1561/1400000024.
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  - Dyreng, S. D., W. J. Mayew, and C. D. Williams. “Religious Social Norms and Corporate Financial Reporting.” Journal of Business Finance and Accounting 39, no. 7–8 (September 1, 2012): 845–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5957.2012.02295.x.
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  - Mayew, W. J. “Disclosure Outlets and Corporate Financial Communication: A Discussion of "Managers' Use of Language Across Alternative Disclosure Outlets: Earnings Press Releases versus MD&A".” Contemporary Accounting Research 29, no. 3 (September 1, 2012): 838–44. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1911-3846.2011.01126.x.
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  - Hobson, J. L., W. J. Mayew, and M. Venkatachalam. “Analyzing Speech to Detect Financial Misreporting.” Journal of Accounting Research 50, no. 2 (May 1, 2012): 349–92. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-679X.2011.00433.x.
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  - Mayew, W. J., and M. Venkatachalam. “The power of voice: Managerial affective states and future firm performance.” Journal of Finance 67, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 1–43. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2011.01705.x.
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  - Ertimur, Y., W. J. Mayew, and S. R. Stubben. “Analyst reputation and the issuance of disaggregated earnings forecasts to I/B/E/S.” Review of Accounting Studies 16, no. 1 (March 1, 2011): 29–58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11142-009-9116-5.
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  - Frankel, R., W. J. Mayew, and Y. Sun. “Do pennies matter? Investor relations consequences of small negative earnings surprises.” Review of Accounting Studies 15, no. 1 (March 1, 2010): 220–42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11142-009-9089-4.
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  - Mayew, W. J. “Evidence of management discrimination among analysts during earnings conference calls.” Journal of Accounting Research 46, no. 3 (June 1, 2008): 627–59. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-679X.2008.00285.x.
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  - Hodder, L., W. J. Mayew, M. L. McAnally, and C. D. Weaver. “Employee stock option fair-value estimates: Do managerial discretion and incentives explain accuracy?” Contemporary Accounting Research 23, no. 4 (December 1, 2006): 933–75. https://doi.org/10.1506/ML46-8401-6222-4642.
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  - Gramlich, J. D., W. J. Mayew, and M. L. McAnally. “Debt reclassification and capital market consequences.” Journal of Business Finance and Accounting 33, no. 7–8 (September 1, 2006): 1189–1212. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5957.2006.00593.x.
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