Essays about: "Discretionary accruals"

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1. 1. IFRS 16 Leases: A shift in Earnings Management? : A study of the implementation of IFRS 16 Leases’ effect on Scandinaviancompanies’ use of Earnings Management

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Mattias Hedqvist; Hanna Lennerskog; [2022]
   Keywords : Earnings management; Accruals Earnings management; Discretionary accruals; IFRS 16 Leases; Operating Lease; Capitalized Lease;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explain how the implementation of IFRS 16 Leaseshas affected how publicly listed firms on the Scandinavian stock exchange markets useearnings management activities. Methodology: This thesis has used a quantitative method using a deductive approach with ageneral positivistic philosophy. READ MORE

3. 2. Earnings Management and Board Monitoring: Does CEO Power Have a Moderating Role?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Carl Andersson; Lynn Hamandi; [2022]
   Keywords : Earnings Management; Board Monitoring; Board Independence; Audit Committee; CEO Power; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is twofold. The first is to examine the board monitoring's impact on accrual-based earnings management, as reflected by the absolute value of discretionary accruals. The second is to investigate the moderating effect of CEO power on the relationship between board monitoring and accrual-based earnings management. READ MORE

4. 3. Esse Non Videri

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jakob Skåring; Erik Arnell; [2022]
   Keywords : Sphere ownership; corporate ownership; earnings management; accrual based earnings management; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Title: Esse Non Videri: Does sphere ownership influence the level of earnings management in Swedish firms? Course: BUSN79 Degree Project Accounting & Finance Authors: Erik Arnell and Jakob Skåring Supervisor: Reda Moursli Key words: Sphere ownership, corporate ownership, earnings management, accrual based earnings management Purpose and research question: The purpose of this study is to investigate if earnings management is influenced by sphere control in a general sense, as well as family sphere and non-family sphere control. We therefore ask the following research question: Does sphere ownership influence the level of earnings management in Swedish firms? Methodology: We are addressing our research question empirically by estimating Pooled Ordinary Least Squares (POLS) and random effect regressions, using robust standard errors clustered by firm. READ MORE

5. 4. Founding Family Ownership and its Impact on Earnings Quality: A quantitative study on Swedish public firms

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

   Author : Rasmus Nordin; Gustav Scherstén; [2021]
   Keywords : Family ownership; earnings quality; earnings management; discreationary accruals; timely loss recognition;

   Abstract : This study examines the relationship between founding family ownership and earnings quality, by using data on companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange between 2009 and 2019. There are two opposing theories as to how family ownership and earnings quality are associated, the alignment effect and the entrenchment effect. READ MORE

6. 5. The Impact of Financial Analysts on Earnings Management : Empirical evidence from Swedish listed companies

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi; Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Tim Roth; Nicholas Morgan; [2020]
   Keywords : Keywords: Accrual-based earnings management; analyst coverage; analysts forecast; discretionary accruals; earnings management; real activities; real earnings management.; Resultatmanipulering; analytikerbevakning; analytikerestimat;

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