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This research aims to investigate the impact of frequency of financial reporting on managerial short termism. Further, this research investigates the moderate effect of investment sensitivity on the relationship between frequent reporting and managerial short termism. Based on a sample of 76 publicly listed firms in Egyptian Stock Exchange during a five year period (2013 – 2017) this research employs panel model analysis to empirically test the hypothesized relationships. The results show that there is no difference in the level of investment in terms of capital expenditures, net fixed assets or advertising between quarterly reporting committed firms and quarterly reporting noncommitted firms. The results also show that there is no significant impact of frequent financial reporting on managerial short termism in the existence of investment sensitivity. This null evidence is consistent with the theoretical insight that, for frequent disclosure to affect managerial short termism, it needs to change the mix of hard information versus soft information.
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