Real earnings management: A review of the international literature

A Habib, D Ranasinghe, JY Wu, PK Biswas… - Accounting & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We provide a systematic literature review of the determinants and consequences of real
earnings management (REM) in an international context. We provide a theoretical …

The effect of accounting comparability on the accrual-based and real earnings management

BC Sohn - Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigates whether and how managers' opportunistic earnings management
activities are affected by the degree of their firms' accounting comparability with other firms …

Are socially responsible firms responsible to accounting? A meta-analysis of the relationship between corporate social responsibility and earnings management

H Shi, H Liu, Y Wu - Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to analyze the relationship between corporate social responsibility
(CSR) and quality of accounting report, especially on earnings management (EM). In …

Top executives' early‐life experience and financial disclosure quality: impact from the Great Chinese Famine

S Yao, Z Wang, M Sun, J Liao… - Accounting & Finance, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the impact of top executives' Great Chinese Famine experience on
firm financial disclosure quality. We find firms led by top executives who experienced the …

Raising short-term debt for long-term investment and stock price crash risk: Evidence from China

F Cheng, C Chiao, Z Fang, C Wang, S Yao - Finance Research Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of raising short-term debt for long-term
investment (SDFLI) on stock price crash risk. Using data from China's stock market, this …

Economic policy uncertainty exposure and earnings management: Evidence from China

X Cui, S Yao, Z Fang, H Wang - Accounting & Finance, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) exposure on the earnings
management behaviour of Chinese firms. We find a significantly positive relation between …

The differential effect of accrual-based and real earnings management on audit fees: international evidence

A Choi, EY Lee, S Park, BC Sohn - Accounting and Business …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the relative importance of accrual-based earnings management
(AEM) and real earnings management (REM) as reflected in audit fees. Auditors charge not …

The impact of audit quality on real earnings management in the UK context

SN Chowdhury, Y Eliwa - International Journal of Accounting & …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether audit quality influence real
earnings management activities using a sample of UK listed firms that have strong …

Busy auditors, financial reporting timeliness and quality

H Singh, N Sultana, A Islam, A Singh - The British Accounting Review, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigate whether audit partners with multiple clients are able to complete their audits
in a timely fashion, an important but largely unexplored area of academic research. One …

The impacts of audit committee expertise on real earnings management: Evidence from Hong Kong

KY Cheung, CV Chung - Cogent Business & Management, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the impacts of seven types of audit committee expertise (accounting
academic, auditing, finance academic, CEO or finance director, other finance, industry and …