This study empirically examines a relationship between Corporate Governance and Real Earnings Management(REM) using 1,622 firms that had been listed on KRX from 2008 to 2011. Corporate Governance was measured by major shareholder's equity rate(OWN), f...
This study empirically examines a relationship between Corporate Governance and Real Earnings Management(REM) using 1,622 firms that had been listed on KRX from 2008 to 2011. Corporate Governance was measured by major shareholder's equity rate(OWN), foreign ownership rate(FOR), Auditor Size(BIG4), Auditor Change(CHAUD) and Earnings Management was measured by Real Earnings Management measures(REM, AbCFO, AbPC, AbDE).
The results is that foreign ownership rate and auditor change has negative significant effect on REM but major shareholder's equity rate and Big4 has insignificant effect on REM.
Our research provides additional information to future studies about Corporate Governance or Real Earnings Management and suggests the way related to Corporate Governance to reduce Earnings Management.
Recently, Managers increase the use of REM to cope with various regulations. Our results may contribute policymakers with Corporate Governance improving policies.