• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권12호
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• pp.323-336
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• 2021

The present study aims to examine the impact of real earnings management on the future value of the firm and its persistence. The study also tests suspect firm effects on the relationship between real earnings management and the future value of the firm. The sample of the present study consists of all listed non-financial firms from the year 2011 to 2018. Real earnings management has been measured in three alternative ways viz., abnormal operating cash flows, abnormal discretionary spending, and abnormal production cost. Tobin's Q is used as a measure of firm value. The interaction term of real earnings management and Tobin's Q is used to test firm value persistence. The results of the analysis disclose that out of three measures of real earnings management, abnormal reduction in discretionary spending only has a significant negative impact on the persistence of firm value. Moreover, the suspect firm analysis reveals that when the underlying motive of real earnings management is to meet zero earnings, both abnormal increases in operating cash flows and abnormal reduction in discretionary spending have a significant negative impact on firm value persistence.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.93-118
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• 2022

Purpose - Export marketers may have incentives to attempt real earnings management to avoid low reported earnings. Therefore, we attempted to verify the relationship between cost stickiness and real earnings management in the context of export marketing. Design/methodology/approach - Data were collected from exporters that settle-accounts in December excluding financial businesses listed on the stock market from 2015 to 2019. Multiple regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. Findings - The results showed that there is a negative relationship between cost stickiness and real earnings management. In addition, the results showed that export marketers little attempt to offset the cost inefficiency caused by the increase in expense because of cost stickiness with opportunistic management activities through real earnings management. Rather, as the level of real earnings management appears lower, exporters showing cost stickiness are expected to report management performance based on actual marketing. Furthermore, exporters with a high level of managerial centrality or high managerial overconfidence little attempt to offset cost inefficiency caused by cost stickiness with real earnings management activities. Research implications or Originality - Our study is the first to investigate the quality of earnings information of exporters with cost stickiness. Based on the results, we suggested efficient marketing strategies for exporters.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.5-12
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• 2019

Purpose - In this paper, we examine the effect of accrual earnings management and real earnings management on the corporate value of retail corporations. Research design, data, and Methodology - The sample cover firms whose settlement is December among retail companies listed on the Korea Stock Exchange's securities market and KOSDAQ market from 2001 to 2016. Of these, the targets were companies with operating profit and equity capital of zero or higher and with sales data. The secondary data was collected through KIS-VALUE data base. The Jones model and the modified Jones model were used for the calculating the accrual-based earnings management and the real earnings management. Result - According to the empirical results, the relationship between accrual earnings management, real earnings management and firm value is positively significant in the retail industry as in manufacturing industry. These results are also significant when controlling the size, profitability, investment, debt ratio, dividend, and growth potential of a company. Conclusions - The characteristics of the distribution business can be identified and the influence of the various kinds of earnings management, which is being researched around the manufacturing industry, can be studied in the distribution industry to give practical implications to investors.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.39-52
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• 2022

This study examines whether accounting conservatism can support real earnings management by reducing accrual earnings management techniques. The net impact of conservative reporting on earnings management is also analyzed. It is assumed that moderating the role of conservative financial reporting during uncertainty can mitigate earnings management practices. For our analysis, 5354 firm-year observations for the period 2007-2020 of nonfinancial companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange are applied. To measure conservatism in the non-financial sector of Pakistan, Khan and Watts' (2009) model is used to provide evidence that conservatism is a way to restrict earnings management during uncertainty. "Prospector" and "Defender" Business strategy is applied for measuring firm-level uncertainty. To measure accrual earnings management Modified Jones (1995) model and Dechow and Dichev (2002) approach and Kasznik (1999) model are applied, and for real earnings management Roychowdhury model is applied which follows three approaches to measure real earnings management i.e. cash flow manipulation, Overproduction, and discretionary expenses. The estimations support our hypothesis by providing statistically significant proof that conservative financial reporting in a developing economy like Pakistan may be used to overcome the net impact of earnings management during uncertainty. Our results provide critical and practical implications for investors, researchers, and standard setters.

• Asian Journal of Business Environment
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.5-16
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of auditor-client traffic convenience on accrual -based and real earnings management of the client firms. Research design, data and methodology: Using a sample of firms listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges over the period of 2007 to 2018, this paper empirically investigates the association between auditor-client traffic convenience and earnings management. We use three measures of auditor-client traffic convenience: railway traffic convenience, expressway traffic convenience, and air traffic convenience. The accrual-based earnings management is measured by abnormal accruals estimated by industry and year using the Modified Jones Model. Results: Findings indicate that traffic convenience is conducive to detecting and restraining positive accrual earnings management and real earnings management. After changing the measurement of independent variable and dependent variable, including potential omitted variables, the results are statistically unchanged. Further, the research shows that traffic convenience can not only improve audit quality, but also lead to higher fee premiums. Auditors didn't share with clients the cost reduction benefits caused by traffic convenience. Conclusions: Traffic convenience provides auditors with easy access to the client firms, alleviating the information asymmetry and improving corporate earnings quality. The findings have implications for regulators, audit practitioners and stakeholders.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2014

Purpose - This study conducted empirical research on non-financial corporations listed on the stock exchange from 2001 to 2010, focusing on the effects of corporate governance on real earnings management of corporations. In particular, this study examined primarily the impact of the largest shareholder who could use earnings management to pursue his own self-interest, and foreign investors who played a checking role against the largest shareholders. The study also reviewed the relationship between corporate governance and earnings management while also considering corporate growth. Research design, data, and methodology - As for the measurements of real earnings management, abnormal operating cash flow and abnormal production cost were utilized. As for the independent variables, share ratio of the largest shareholder and affiliate person (M) and share ratio of foreign investors (FT) were leveraged. This study excluded those organizations that had changed their fiscal years, those that had not submitted an audit report, corporations under supervision, delisted corporations, corporations that had changed their business type, and so on, from the non-financial corporations out of the publicly traded corporations whose fiscal year ended in December from 2001 to 2010 in addition, KIS values were utilized for the corporate financial data in the study. To verify whether management structure and growth had an impact on real earnings management of a corporation through empirical analysis, a multiple regression analysis model was applied. Result - First, as a result of the analysis, the share ratio (M) of the largest shareholder and affiliate person was found to have a significant positive correlation with abnormal cash flow from operations(ACF) and abnormal production cost (APD). When controlling the growth, the share ratio (M) of the largest shareholder and affiliate person was found to have an insignificant correlation with abnormal cash flow from operations(ACF) but a significant correlation with abnormal production cost (APD). Second, foreign ownership (FT) was found to have a significant positive correlation with abnormal cash flow from operations(ACF) and abnormal production cost (APD) at the confidence level of 1 percent when not including the growth dummy. When controlling the growth, foreign ownership (FT) was found to have a significant negative correlation with abnormal cash flow from operations (ACF) and with abnormal production cost (APD). Conclusion - The results imply that the largest shareholder is closely related to earnings management through real activities regardless of corporate growth. It is also possible to determine from these results that foreign investors are related to earnings management through real activities when not considering corporate growth, but that they would reduce earnings management in the case of considering the growth. Thus, this study verified along with the existing studies that foreign investors were conducting the control function on controlling shareholders.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1932-1937
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• 2014

본 연구는 부채비율과 이익조정의 관계를 검증하고 이러한 관계가 이익조정 대체적 측정치에 따라 차이가 있는지 검증해 보고자 한다. 또한 재무부채와 영업부채로 구분할 경우 부채비율과 이익조정에 미치는 영향을 검증해 보고자 한다. 분석을 위하여 2003년부터 2010년까지 비금융업에 속한 12월 결산 상장법인 중 몇 가지 조건을 만족하는 2,053개(기업/년)를 대상으로 표본을 선정하여 부채비율과 이익조정의 대체적 측정치를 분석하였으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 부채비율과 이익조정의 관계는 재량적 발생액으로 이익조정을 측정할 경우 이익을 상향조정하는 결과를 확인할 수 없었지만 실제활동으로 측정한 이익조정 분석에서 부채비율 회귀계수는 0.106, 0.120으로 1%이내 유의적인 양(+)의 관계로 이익을 상향조정하는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 재무부채비율은 회귀계수 0.180, 0.194로 부채비율과 유사하게 실제활동 측정치와 1%이내 유의적인 양(+)의 관계를 검증할 수 있었다. 반면 영업부채비율과 실제활동 측정치의 관계는 회귀계수 -0.070, -0.056으로 비유의적인 것으로 나타났다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 기업 내부통제의 중요성을 토대로 내부통제 품질과 이익조정과의 상관관계 분석을 바탕으로 내부통제 품질과 실제 이익 관리와 이익조정과의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 본 연구을 위해 내부통제 및 이익조정의 개념, 분류, 측정 방법 및 모델을 도입하여 본 논문의 연구가설을 제안하였다. 연구분석에서는 관련 측정 모델을 사용하여 기업의 실제 이익관리 수준과 이익조정 관리 수준을 설명 변수로 투입하여 회귀 모델을 설정하고 분석을 진행하였다. 연구결과, 실증 기업의 내부통제 품질, 실질적인 이익과 이익조정 간에는 통계적으로 유의미한 음의 상관관계가 있음을 확인하였으며, 실증 연구를 통해 최종 결과와 결론을 도출할 수 있었다. 이러한 연구결과는, 향후 내부통제 이론의 발전과 더불어 경영자의 이익조정 행동에 대한 관리 및 통제를 위한 기초적 가이드라인을 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.99-112
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 기업의 신용평가등급(RANK) 변화(하락,상승)가 실물이익조정에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 가설검증을 위해 2008년부터 2013년까지 한국거래소에 상장되어 있는 기업을 대상으로 총 6년 동안 기업-연도 2,583개의 표본을 사용하여 연구를 진행하였으며 실증분석한 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 신용평가등급(RANK)과 실물이익조정의 측정치인 비정상영업현금흐름(ACFO)과 비정상재량적비용(ADE)간에는 양(+)의 관련성이 나타났으며, 비정상제조원가(AMC) 간에는 음(-)의 관련성이 나타났다. 둘째, IFRS 도입과 비정상재량적비용(ADE) 간에는 양(+)의 관련성이 나타났으며, 비정상제조원가(AMC) 간에는 음(-)의 관련성이 나타났다. 셋째, 신용평가등급(RANK)이 상승한 경우 비정상영업현금흐름(ACFO)과는 1%수준에서 유의한 양(+)의 관련성이 나타났고, 비정상재량적비용(ADE)과는 유의하지 않은 음(-)의 관련성이 나타났고, 비정상제조원가(AMC)는 10%수준에서 유의한 양(+)의 관련성이 나타났다. 넷째, 신용평가등급이 하락한 경우 비정상영업현금흐름(ACFO)과는 음(-)의 관련성이 나타났고, 비정상제조원가(AMC)와는 양(+)의 관련성이 나타나 신용평가등급이 하락한 기업은 자본조달비용을 감소시키기 위해 미래의 현금흐름을 포기하더라도 양(+)의 실물이익조정을 행하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.103-115
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• 2019

Purpose - We attempted to verify the level of ethics of firms achieving sustainable management from the aspect of reliability of accounting information. Specifically, we evaluated the effects of sustainable management on accruals-based earning management (AEM) and real earning management (REM). Research design, data, and methodology - We employed the issuance of sustainability reports in addition to the indices of social responsibility and environmental-management evaluation of the Korea Corporate Governance Service in order to measure sustainability management. AEM was measured using discretionary accruals and calculated using the operant Jones model. Specifically, REM was measured using the methodology suggested by prior studies. The sample of our study consisted of 1,418 years of public listed firms in the Korea Stock Exchange from 2015 to 2017. Results - First, the level of AEM in firms achieving sustainable management was lower than the other. Second, the level of REM in these firms was lower than the other. Nonetheless, another analysis showed that the level of governance control affects the level of earning management and that the levels of AEM and REM were generally lower in firms achieving sustainable management than the others. Conclusions - We expected that firms achieving external ethics tend to have a higher level of internal ethics than others.