TY - JOUR
T1 - Type of earnings management and the effect of ownership structure, firm size, and corporate-governance practices
T2 - Evidence from Indonesia
AU - Siregar, Sylvia Veronica Nalurita Purnama
AU - Utama, Siddharta
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - The purpose of this study is to investigate whether companies listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSE) conduct efficient or opportunistic earnings management and to examine the effect of ownership structure, firm size, and corporate-governance practices on it. Using multiple regressions, we find evidence that the type of earnings management selected by JSE listed firms tends toward efficient earnings management. This evidence is inconsistent with the common view that earnings management in Indonesia is opportunistic. Family ownership has a significant influence on the type of earnings management selected. Firms with a high proportion of family ownership and non-business groups are more inclined to choose efficient earnings management than other types of firms. We find inconsistent evidence with regard to the impact of institutional ownership, firm size, and corporate-governance practices on type of earnings management.
AB - The purpose of this study is to investigate whether companies listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSE) conduct efficient or opportunistic earnings management and to examine the effect of ownership structure, firm size, and corporate-governance practices on it. Using multiple regressions, we find evidence that the type of earnings management selected by JSE listed firms tends toward efficient earnings management. This evidence is inconsistent with the common view that earnings management in Indonesia is opportunistic. Family ownership has a significant influence on the type of earnings management selected. Firms with a high proportion of family ownership and non-business groups are more inclined to choose efficient earnings management than other types of firms. We find inconsistent evidence with regard to the impact of institutional ownership, firm size, and corporate-governance practices on type of earnings management.
KW - Corporate governance
KW - Firm size
KW - Ownership structure
KW - Type of earnings management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=40849102405&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.intacc.2008.01.001
DO - 10.1016/j.intacc.2008.01.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:40849102405
SN - 1094-4060
VL - 43
SP - 1
EP - 27
JO - International Journal of Accounting
JF - International Journal of Accounting
IS - 1
ER -