Innate and discretionary accruals quality and corporate governance |
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Authors: | Pamela Kent James Routledge Jenny Stewart |
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Institution: | 1. School of Business, Bond University, Gold Coast, Qld 4229, Australia;2. Griffith Business School, Griffith University, University Drive Meadowbrook, QLD 4131, Australia |
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Abstract: | This paper extends previous research on the association between corporate governance mechanisms and accruals quality. We derive measures of the discretionary and innate components of accruals quality and regress them against corporate governance characteristics. For discretionary accruals, we find use of a Big 4 audit firm and a larger audit committee as the primary governance mechanisms associated with higher accruals quality. For innate accruals quality, we find that higher quality is associated with an independent board of directors, a larger, more independent and more active audit committee, and use of a Big 4 audit firm. Our findings suggest a stronger relation between sound governance mechanisms and innate accruals quality than discretionary accruals quality. |
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Keywords: | Innate Discretionary Accruals quality Corporate governance M40 M41 |
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