The effect of firm characteristics on earnings management practices among Malaysian public listed companies in the technological industry / Erlane K Ghani, Nur Afifah Mohd Azemi and Evita Puspitasari

• Main Authors: Ghani, Erlane K, Mohd Azemi, Nur Afifah, Puspitasari, Evita
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor 2019
• Subjects: Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance; Earnings management
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30674/1/AJ_ERLANE%20K%20GHANI%20MAR%20B%2019.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30674/; https://mar.uitm.edu.my/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

This study investigated the effect of firm characteristics on earnings management practices among technology-based public listed companies in Malaysia. Specifically, this study examined the effect of firm size, firm profitability and firm leverage on the companies’ practices of earnings management....