Patrick J. Ferguson

Who pays attention to sustainability reports and why? Evidence from Google search activity

Patrick J Ferguson, Jane Hronsky, Matt Pinnuck

Journal article  |  2022  |  ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

We introduce country-level Google search activity as a direct measure of the level of stakeholder attention directed towards susta..

Superstar Productivity and Pay: Evidence from the Australian Football League

Patrick J Ferguson, Matthew Pinnuck

Journal article  |  2022  |  ECONOMIC RECORD

We use game-level data from the Australian Football League (AFL) to examine superstar workers' productivity and pay. By exploiting..

Less Information, More Comparison, and Better Performance: Evidence from a Field Experiment

H Eyring, PJ Ferguson, S Koppers

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Accounting Research

We use a field experiment in professional sports to compare effects of providing absolute, relative, or both absolute and relative..

Enhancing the Accessibility of Accounting and Business Archives: The Role of Technology in Informing Research in Accounting and Business

Phillip Cobbin, Graeme Dean, Cameron Esslemont, Patrick Ferguson, Monica Keneley, Brad Potter, Brian West

Journal article  |  2013  |  ABACUS-A JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING FINANCE AND BUSINESS STUDIES

The application of advanced digitization technologies to accounting and business archives has created new opportunities for accoun..