Relationship between firm valuation, business practices and earnings management: a meta-analysis / Ajay Ranjitha and R Madhumathi.

Ranjitha, Ajay and Madhumathi, R (2019) Relationship between firm valuation, business practices and earnings management: a meta-analysis / Ajay Ranjitha and R Madhumathi. Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal (APMAJ), 14 (1). pp. 115-134. ISSN 2550-1631

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The objective of this paper is to meta-analyze the result of relevant literature capturing the relationship measured in terms of correlation coefficient between valuation and earnings management; business practices (corporate governance) and earnings management; select business practices (financial constraints, credit quality, diversification strategy, product market compeition) and earnings management. We examined 30 empirical studies for the period 2006 to 2015 reflecting 53 correlations among the variables. The result indicates that corporate governance measured using governance index, audit opinion, institutional ownership, family ownership, promoter ownership, dual share, board size, CEO duality and board index have a significant negative relationship with earnings management. This signifies that an effective governance mechanism reduces the extent of earnings management in the firm. The moderator analysis confirmed that the result is similar across different measures of earnings management. In addition, select business practices (product market competition, financial constraints, credit ratings, diversification strategy) show a significant negative relationship with earnings management.

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Ranjitha, Ajay
ranjithaajay07@gmail.com
Madhumathi, R
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance > Earnings management
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Accounting Research Institute (ARI)
Journal or Publication Title: Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal (APMAJ)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal (APMAJ)
ISSN: 2550-1631
Volume: 14
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 115-134
Keywords: Earnings management, Firm valuation, Business practices
Date: April 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29367
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