Pre managed earnings benchmarks and earnings management of Australian firms
| dc.contributor.author | Sun, L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rath, Subhrendu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T12:00:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T12:00:25Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2013-03-20T20:00:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sun, Lan and Rath, Subhrendu. 2012. Pre managed earnings benchmarks and earnings management of Australian firms. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal. 6 (1): pp. 29-56. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17231 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
This study investigates benchmark beating behaviour and circumstances under which managers inflate earnings to beat earnings benchmarks. We show that two benchmarks, positive earnings and positive earnings change, are associated with earnings manipulation. Using a sample of Australian firms from 2000 to 2006, we find that when the underlying earnings are negative or below prior year’s earnings, firms are more likely to use discretionary accruals to inflate earnings to beat benchmarks. | |
| dc.publisher | University of Wollongong, School of Accounting and Finance | |
| dc.relation.uri | http://ro.uow.edu.au/aabfj/vol6/iss1/11 | |
| dc.subject | earnings management | |
| dc.subject | Benchmark beating | |
| dc.subject | pre-managed earnings | |
| dc.title | Pre managed earnings benchmarks and earnings management of Australian firms | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| dcterms.source.volume | 6 | |
| dcterms.source.number | 1 | |
| dcterms.source.startPage | 29 | |
| dcterms.source.endPage | 56 | |
| dcterms.source.issn | 1834-2000 | |
| dcterms.source.title | Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal | |
| curtin.note |
This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License | |
| curtin.department | ||
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access |