• COVID-19 profit warnings: Delivering bad news in a time of crisis 

      Brennan, Niamh M.; Edgar, Victoria; Power, Sean Bradley (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Abstract Profit warnings (large negative earnings surprises) are important corporate reporting documents for delivering bad news and a distinctive corporate communication genre. The 2020 COVID-19 exogenous shock provides ...
    • COVID-19 Profit Warnings: Delivering Bad News in a Time of Crisis 

      Brennan, Niamh M.; Edgar, Victoria Carol; Power, Sean Bradley (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Profit warnings (large negative earnings surprises) are important corporate reporting documents for delivering bad news and a distinctive corporate communication genre. The 2020 COVID-19 exogenous shock provides a unique ...
    • The language of profit warnings: a case of denial, defiance, desperation and defeat 

      Edgar, Victoria C.; Brennan, Niamh M.; Power, Sean Bradley (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Taking a communication perspective, the paper explores management's rhetoric in profit warnings, whose sole purpose is to disclose unexpected bad news. Design/methodology/approach Adopting a close-reading approach to text ...