Abstract
This paper investigates whether firm corporate governance practices have an effect on the quality of its publicly released financial information. Researchers carrying out earnings quality research usually relies on Dechow and Dichev (2002), Leuz et al (2003), Penman (2001) or Barton and Simko (2002), Healy’s (1985) approach. However, because of criticisms levelled against extant models of earnings quality measurement, this study instead uses earnings quality measures (proxied by DACCR) constructed by Jones (1991). Using an unbalanced polled sample of 648 firm-years for the period of 2000-2006, our result suggests that corporate governance has a significant impact on earnings quality. With little exception, governance variables and control variables appear to have significant effects on earnings quality. These results imply that despite significant governance differences between Bangladesh and developed market economies, there are strong similarities in internal governance.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of twenty-first Asian-Pacific conference on international accounting issues |
Place of Publication | Fresno, California, United States |
Publisher | Asian-Pacific Conference |
Pages | 1-34 |
Number of pages | 34 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Event | Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 22 Nov 2009 → 25 Nov 2009 Conference number: 21st |
Conference
Conference | Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Las Vegas |
Period | 22/11/09 → 25/11/09 |