The effect of the ownership structure on earnings management practices
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.15(4).2018.04
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Article InfoVolume 15 2018, Issue #4, pp. 48-60
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The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of the ownership structure, which includes concentration ownership, institutional ownership and foreign ownership in the light of the debt ratio and company size as controlling variables in limiting the earnings management practices of the Jordanian industrial companies for the period 2012–2016. The hypotheses of the study were tested using the multiple regression models. Among the most prominent findings of the study are: the explanatory factor (R2) for the independent and control variables accounts for 38% of the change in the earnings management of the Jordanian industrial companies, moreover, a significant effect of the concentration ownership was found in the limitation of earnings management practices; while, there was no significant influence of institutional ownership and foreign ownership on the earnings management practices in Jordanian industrial companies. Major limitation to this study is the only considered listed industrial Jordanian firms. Thus, the generalization of the results to other sectors and diverse economic conditions and regulations may be constrained. Finally, Jordanian policymaker reform policies motivate companies to increase their interest on concentration ownership structure, as the study showed the significant effect of the concentration ownership in the limitation of earnings management practice.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)M40, M41, G32
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References43
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- Table 1. Relevance of study data according to regression tests
- Table 2. Descriptive statistics for study variables
- Table 3. Regression results (effect of financial structure on earnings management)
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