An investigation of factors influencing the association between top management ownership and earnings management
(2007) An investigation of factors influencing the association between top management ownership and earnings management. Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics 3(2):130.
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Abstract
This study conjectures and shows that the level of stock ownership by top management is non-monotonically associated with managers’ propensity to manage earnings. Increasing ownership from low levels decreases earnings management while ownership at high levels increases earnings management. Further, this study attempts to discern when the effects of management ownership are more salient for the firm. The results of this exploratory analysis of 15,945 firm observations over a six-year period show that the non-monotonic association between top management ownership and earnings management is significant, and hence more important, for the firm characteristics of low growth opportunities, high operating volatility, small size, frequent losses, high-technology, and low institutional ownership.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | management ownership; earnings management; discretionary accruals; firm characteristics |
| Subjects: | 220000 Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts - General |
| ID Code: | 13270 |
| Deposited By: | Hutchinson, Marion R |
| Deposited On: | 09 April 2008 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.af.polyu.edu.hk/jcae_af/index.html |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2007 Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics |
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