Essays about: "Ayesha Waqar"

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  1. 1. The changing role of a CFO: a Swedish study on Earnings Management

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Ayesha Waqar; Xinyu Wang; [2019]
    Keywords : Earnings Management; CFO Turnover; Discretionary Accruals; Emerging Role;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to provide empirical evidence regarding the existence of earnings management through an investigation of the changes in discretionary accruals surrounding a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) turnover event and tests how the role of a CFO has evolved over time in Sweden. Empirical tests are conducted on a sample of 240 CFO turnover observations accumulated from 201 NASDAQ OMX Stockholm firms over the time period 2001- 2017. READ MORE