2020
DOI: 10.31124/advance.12721907.v1
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The impact of ownership structure, financial distress on earnings management: The case of Vietnam

Abstract: The paper examines the effect of ownership structure on profit management in Vietnam. In this study, we explore how three components of ownership structure - the degree of ownership concentration of managers, foreign ownership ratio and state ownership ratio - affect earnings management. In addition, we also consider whether ownership structure affects profit management during financial constraints.<b> </b>We used REM, FEM, GLS, and GMM regression methods. The study results have shown that ownersh… Show more

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“…However, firms also function in setting contractual conflicts of interest between the contractual partners due to their wide range of incentives (Jensen and Meckling, 1976). Managers within the firms often seek their own goals and direct their management to make profit adjustments in opposition to the owner's potential regarding maximizing their benefits in the company (Dang Ngoc and Tran Manh, 2020). This distinction between control and ownership leads to a possible divergence of interests between the owners and managers that increase agency costs in the firm (Jensen and Meckling, 1976).…”
Section: The Moderating Effect Of Board Diversitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, firms also function in setting contractual conflicts of interest between the contractual partners due to their wide range of incentives (Jensen and Meckling, 1976). Managers within the firms often seek their own goals and direct their management to make profit adjustments in opposition to the owner's potential regarding maximizing their benefits in the company (Dang Ngoc and Tran Manh, 2020). This distinction between control and ownership leads to a possible divergence of interests between the owners and managers that increase agency costs in the firm (Jensen and Meckling, 1976).…”
Section: The Moderating Effect Of Board Diversitymentioning
confidence: 99%